UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


       / x /     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

                                       or

       /   /    Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                For the transition period from _______ to _______


                         Commission File No. 33-19133-A


                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


               Delaware                                   75-2225758
   (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                  Identification Number)


303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas                     79701
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip code)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code : (915) 683-4768

                                 Not applicable
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                Yes / x / No / /




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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                        Page
                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.    Financial Statements

           Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1998 and
              December 31, 1997.......................................    3

           Statements of Operations for the three and six
             months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997......................    4

           Statement of Partners' Capital for the six months
             ended June 30, 1998......................................    5

           Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended
             June 30, 1998 and 1997...................................    6

           Notes to Financial Statements..............................    7

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations......................    7


                           Part II. Other Information

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...........................   11

           27.1   Financial Data Schedule

           Signatures.................................................   12





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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                                     June 30,      December 31,
                                                       1998            1997
                                                   -----------     -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including
    interest bearing deposits of $287,208
    at June 30 and $331,831 at December 31         $   287,408     $   332,031
  Accounts receivable - affiliate                       51,509          80,779
                                                    ----------      ----------
        Total current assets                           338,917         412,810
                                                    ----------      ----------
Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on
  the successful efforts accounting method           4,841,519       4,841,519
Accumulated depletion                               (3,143,136)     (3,079,227)
                                                    ----------      ----------
        Net oil and gas properties                   1,698,383       1,762,292
                                                    ----------      ----------
                                                   $ 2,037,300     $ 2,175,102
                                                    ==========      ==========
            PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Partners' capital:
  Managing general partner                         $     20,134    $    21,564
  Limited partners (11,222 interests)                 2,017,166      2,153,538
                                                    -----------     ----------
                                                   $  2,037,300    $ 2,175,102
                                                    ===========     ==========






   The financial information included as of June 30, 1998 has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                  Three months ended         Six months ended
                                        June 30,                 June 30,
                                 ---------------------    ---------------------
                                    1998        1997         1998        1997
                                 ---------   ---------    ---------   ---------
Revenues:
  Oil and gas                    $ 117,387   $ 183,157    $ 246,176   $ 424,188
  Interest                           3,791       5,387        7,419       9,808
                                  --------    --------     --------    --------
                                   121,178     188,544      253,595     433,996
                                  --------    --------     --------    --------
Costs and expenses:
  Oil and gas production            61,343      77,516      130,525     165,000
  General and administrative         3,521       5,510        7,385      12,726
  Depletion                         31,162      39,956       63,909      81,233
                                  --------    --------     --------    --------
                                    96,026     122,982      201,819     258,959
                                  --------    --------     --------    --------
Net income                       $  25,152   $  65,562    $  51,776   $ 175,037
                                  ========    ========     ========    ========
Allocation of net income:
  Managing general partner       $     251   $     655    $     517   $   1,750
                                  ========    ========     ========    ========
  Limited partners               $  24,901   $  64,907    $  51,259   $ 173,287
                                  ========    ========     ========    ========
Net income per limited
  partnership interest           $    2.22   $    5.78    $    4.57   $   15.44
                                  ========    ========     ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest           $    7.73   $   15.50    $   16.72   $   30.25
                                  ========    ========     ========    ========




         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




                                      Managing
                                      general       Limited
                                      partner       partners         Total
                                     ---------     ----------     ----------

Balance at January 1, 1998           $  21,564     $2,153,538     $2,175,102

    Distributions                       (1,947)      (187,631)      (189,578)

    Net income                             517         51,259         51,776
                                      --------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1998             $  20,134     $2,017,166     $2,037,300
                                      ========      =========      =========








         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                          Six months ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                         1998           1997
                                                      ----------    ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income                                           $   51,776    $  175,037
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depletion                                          63,909        81,233
 Changes in assets:
       Accounts receivable                                29,270        54,873
                                                       ---------     ---------
        Net cash provided by operating activities        144,955       311,143
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Additions to oil and gas properties                         -          (2,792)

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Cash distributions to partners                         (189,578)     (342,581)
                                                       ---------     ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                (44,623)      (34,230)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         332,031       430,500
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $  287,408    $  396,270
                                                       =========     =========





         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1.     Organization and nature of operations

Parker & Parsley  Producing  Properties  88-A,  L.P.  (the  "Partnership")  is a
limited partnership organized in 1988 under the laws of the State of Delaware.

The Partnership  engages primarily in oil and gas production in Texas and is not
involved in any industry segment other than oil and gas.

Note 2.     Basis of presentation

In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  unaudited  financial  statements  of the
Partnership  as of June 30, 1998 and for the three and six months ended June 30,
1998 and 1997 include all  adjustments  and accruals  consisting  only of normal
recurring accrual adjustments which are necessary for a fair presentation of the
results for the  interim  period.  These  interim  results  are not  necessarily
indicative of results for a full year.

Certain  information  and  footnote  disclosure  normally  included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have been  condensed  or  omitted  in this Form 10-Q  pursuant  to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The financial statements
should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial  statements  and the  notes
thereto  contained in the  Partnership's  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  a copy
of which is available upon request by writing to Rich Dealy,  Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer,  5205 North O'Connor  Boulevard,  1400 Williams Square
West, Irving, Texas 75039-3746.

Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations (1)

Results of Operations

Six months ended June 30, 1998 compared with six months ended
  June 30, 1997

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 42% to $246,176 from $424,188
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The decrease in
revenues  resulted  from  lower  average  prices  received  and  a  decrease  in
production. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, 12,102 barrels of oil, 5,715
barrels  of natural  gas liquids  ("NGLs") and  25,765 mcf of gas were sold,  or
22,111  barrel of oil  equivalents  ("BOEs").  For the six months ended June 30,
1997, 14,745 barrels of oil and 49,284 mcf of gas were sold, or 22,959 BOEs.

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As of September 30, 1997, the Partnership began accounting for processed natural
gas   production  as  processed   natural  gas  liquids  and  dry  residue  gas.
Consequently,  separate  product volumes will not be comparable to periods prior
to September 30, 1997.  Also,  prices for gas products will not be comparable as
the price per mcf for  natural  gas for the three and six months  ended June 30,
1998 is the price received for dry residue gas and the price per mcf for natural
gas for the  three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1997 is a price for wet gas
(i.e., natural gas liquids combined with dry residue gas).

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  decreased  $6.12,  or 30%,  from
$20.20 for the six months  ended June 30,  1997 to $14.08 for the same period in
1998.  The average price received per barrel of NGLs during the six months ended
June 30, 1998 was $6.70. The average price received per mcf of gas decreased 43%
from  $2.56  during the six months  ended  June 30,  1997 to $1.45 in 1998.  The
market price for oil and gas has been extremely volatile in the past decade, and
management expects a certain amount of volatility to continue in the foreseeable
future.  The Partnership may therefore sell its future oil and gas production at
average  prices lower or higher than that  received  during the six months ended
June 30, 1998.

During  most of 1997,  the  Partnership  benefitted  from  higher  oil prices as
compared to previous  years.  However,  during the fourth  quarter of 1997,  oil
prices began a downward  trend that has  continued  into 1998. On July 29, 1998,
the market  price for West Texas  intermediate  crude was $11.58 per  barrel.  A
continuation of the oil price environment  experienced  during the first half of
1998 will have an adverse  effect on the  Partnership's  revenues and  operating
cash flow and could result in additional  decreases in the carrying value of the
Partnership's oil and gas properties.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses decreased to $201,819 for the six months ended June 30,
1998 as compared to $258,959 for the same period in 1997, a decrease of $57,140,
or 22%.  This  decrease  was the  result of a  reduction  in  production  costs,
depletion and general and administrative expenses ("G&A").

Production  costs  were  $130,525  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1998 and
$165,000  for the same period in 1997,  resulting  in a decrease of $34,475,  or
21%, attributable to declines in well maintenance costs and production taxes.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  and  operating  costs.   During  this  period,  G&A
decreased, in aggregate, 42% from $12,726 for the six months ended June 30, 1997
to $7,385 for the same period in 1998.

Depletion was $63,909 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 compared to $81,233
for the same  period in 1997.  This  represented  a  decrease  in  depletion  of
$17,324, or 21%. This decrease was primarily  attributable to a reduction in the
Partnership's  net  depletable  basis  from  charges  taken in  accordance  with
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of"

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("SFAS 121") during the fourth quarter of 1997 and a reduction in oil production
of 2,643  barrels for the period ended June 30, 1998 compared to the same period
in 1997,  offset by a decrease in oil reserves  during the six months ended June
30, 1998 as a result of lower commodity prices.

Three months ended June 30, 1998 compared with three months ended
  June 30, 1997

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 36% to $117,387 from $183,157
for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The decrease in
revenues  resulted from lower average prices received,  offset by an increase in
production.  For the three  months ended June 30,  1998,  5,743  barrels of oil,
3,134 barrels of NGLs and 13,299 mcf of gas were sold,  or 11,094 BOEs.  For the
three  months ended June 30,  1997,  7,041  barrels of oil and 24,167 mcf of gas
were sold, or 11,069 BOEs.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  decreased  $5.34,  or 29%,  from
$18.67 for the three months ended June 30, 1997 to $13.33 for the same period in
1998.  The average  price  received  per barrel of NGLs during the three  months
ended  June 30,  1998 was  $6.94.  The  average  price  received  per mcf of gas
decreased  33% from $2.14  during the three  months ended June 30, 1997 to $1.44
for the same period in 1998.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased  to $96,026 for the three months ended June
30,  1998 as compared  to  $122,982  for the same period in 1997,  a decrease of
$26,956,  or 22%.  This  decrease  was the result of a reduction  in  production
costs, depletion and G&A.

Production  costs were  $61,343  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1998 and
$77,516 for the same period in 1997  resulting  in a $16,173  decrease,  or 21%,
attributable to declines in well maintenance costs and production taxes.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  and  operating  costs.   During  this  period,  G&A
decreased,  in  aggregate,  36% from $5,510 for the three  months ended June 30,
1997 to $3,521 for the same period in 1998.

Depletion  was $31,162  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1998  compared to
$39,956 for the same period in 1997. This represented a decrease in depletion of
$8,794,  or 22%. This decrease was primarily  attributable to a reduction in the
Partnership's  net depletable  basis from charges taken in accordance  with SFAS
121 during the fourth quarter of 1997 and a reduction in oil production of 1,298
barrels for the three months ended June 30, 1998  compared to the same period in
1997,  offset by a decrease in oil  reserves  during the three months ended June
30, 1998 as a result of lower commodity prices.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash  provided by operating  activities  decreased  $166,188  during the six
months  ended  June 30,  1998 from the same  period  ended June 30,  1997.  This
decrease was primarily due to a decrease in oil and gas sales  receipts,  offset
by declines in production costs and G&A expenses paid.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

The Partnership's investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 1997
included  expenditures  related to equipment  replacement on various oil and gas
properties.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was   sufficient  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1998  to  cover
distributions to the partners of $189,578 of which $1,947 was distributed to the
managing  general  partner and  $187,631 to the limited  partners.  For the same
period  ended  June 30,  1997,  cash was  sufficient  for  distributions  to the
partners of $342,581 of which $3,117 was  distributed  to the  managing  general
partner and $339,464 to the limited partners.

It is expected  that future net cash  provided by operating  activities  will be
sufficient for any capital expenditures and any distributions. As the production
from the properties declines, distributions are also expected to decrease.

Information systems for the year 2000

The managing general partner will be required to modify its information  systems
in order to  accurately  process  Partnership  data  referencing  the year 2000.
Because of the importance of occurrence  dates in the oil and gas industry,  the
consequences of not pursuing these  modifications  could be very  significant to
the Partnership's ability to manage and report operating activities.  Currently,
the managing general partner plans to contract with third parties to perform the
software  programming  changes  necessary to correct any existing  deficiencies.
Such  programming  changes are  anticipated  to be completed  and tested by June
1999. The managing  general  partner will allocate a portion of the costs of the
year 2000 programming  charges to the Partnership when they are incurred,  along
with recurring general and administrative  expenses.  Although the costs are not
estimable at this time, they should not be significant to the Partnership.

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(1)  "Item 2.  Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
     Results of Operations"  contains  forward  looking  statements that involve
     risks and uncertainties.  Accordingly,  no assurances can be given that the
     actual  events  and  results  will  not be  materially  different  than the
     anticipated results described in the forward looking statements.

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                           Part II. Other Information


Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)     Exhibits

        27.1   Financial Data Schedule

(b)     Reports on Form 8-K - none



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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)



                               S I G N A T U R E S



       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                           PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING
                                           PROPERTIES 88-A, L.P.

                                    By:    Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.,
                                             Managing General Partner





Dated:  August 5, 1998              By:    /s/ Rich Dealy
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Rich Dealy, Vice President and
                                           Chief Accounting Officer





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