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                                FORM 10-Q


                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

(Mark One)

(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2001

                                    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 number 0-17707


               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                  in its limited partnership agreement)

Delaware                                75-2220097
(State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)



                       407 N. Big Spring, Suite 300
                           Midland, Texas 79701
                 (Address of principal executive offices)

                              (915) 686-9927
                      (Registrant's telephone number,
                           including area code)

Indicate  by  check  mark  whether 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

        The total number of pages contained in this report is 13.

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                     PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements

The  unaudited  condensed financial statements included  herein  have  been
prepared  by  the Registrant (herein also referred to as the "Partnership")
in  accordance  with generally accepted accounting principles  for  interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01
of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and  footnotes  required  by generally accepted accounting  principles  for
complete   financial  statements.   In  the  opinion  of  management,   all
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of
a  normal  recurring nature.  The financial statements should  be  read  in
conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto for
the  year ended December 31, 2000 which are found in the Registrant's  Form
10-K  Report  for  2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
The December 31, 2000 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the
Registrant's 2000 Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three  month
period  ended March 31, 2001 are not necessarily indicative of the  results
that may be expected for the full year.

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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

                              Balance Sheets


                                                  March 31,     December 31,
                                                     2001           2000
                                                     ----           ----
                                                 (unaudited)
  Assets

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                    $     56,842        111,937
 Receivable from Managing General Partner          187,777        175,865
                                                 ---------      ---------
    Total current assets                           244,619        287,802
                                                 ---------      ---------
Oil and gas properties - using
 the full-cost method of accounting              5,354,770      5,354,285
  Less accumulated depreciation,
   depletion and amortization                    5,037,466      5,029,466
                                                 ---------      ---------
    Net oil and gas properties                     317,304        324,819
                                                 ---------      ---------
                                              $    561,923        612,621
                                                 =========      =========

  Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liabilities - Distributions payable   $          -            179
                                                 ---------      ---------
Partners' equity:
 General partners                                   16,494         20,745
 Limited partners                                  545,429        591,697
                                                 ---------      ---------
    Total partners' equity                         561,923        612,442
                                                 ---------      ---------
                                              $    561,923        612,621
                                                 =========      =========

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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

                         Statements of Operations
                               (unaudited)


                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                          2001      2000
                                                          ----      ----
  Revenues

Oil and gas                                         $   393,781    358,875
Interest                                                  1,724        805
                                                        -------    -------
                                                        395,505    359,680
                                                        -------    -------
  Expenses

Production                                              137,114    153,100
General and administrative                               25,910     26,086
Depreciation, depletion and amortization                  8,000      8,000
                                                        -------    -------
                                                        171,024    187,186
                                                        -------    -------
Net income                                          $   224,481    172,494
                                                        =======    =======
Net income allocated to:

 Managing General Partner                           $    20,923     16,244
                                                        =======    =======
 General partner                                    $     2,325      1,805
                                                        =======    =======
 Limited partners                                   $   201,233    154,445
                                                        =======    =======
  Per limited partner unit                          $     14.80     11.36
                                                        =======    =======

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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                               (unaudited)


                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                          2001      2000
                                                          ----      ----
Cash flows from operating activities:

 Cash received from oil and gas sales               $   408,369    312,088
 Cash paid to suppliers                               (189,524)  (181,096)
 Interest received                                        1,724        805
                                                       --------   --------
  Net cash provided by operating activities             220,569    131,797
                                                       --------   --------
Cash flows from investing activities:

 Sale of oil and gas properties                             200          -
 Additions to oil and gas properties                      (685)        (8)
                                                       --------   --------
  Net cash used in investing activities                   (485)        (8)
                                                       --------   --------
Cash flows used in financing activities:

 Distributions to partners                            (275,179)  (100,051)
                                                       --------   --------
Net  decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents              (55,095)
31,738

 Beginning of period                                    111,937     43,291
                                                       --------   --------
 End of period                                      $    56,842     75,029
                                                       ========   ========

                                                               (continued)

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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

                   Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                               (unaudited)


                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                          2001      2000
                                                          ----      ----
Reconciliation of net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:

Net income                                          $   224,481    172,494

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization                8,000      8,000
  Decrease (increase) in receivables                     14,588   (46,787)
  Decrease in payables                                 (26,500)    (1,910)
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating activities           $   220,569    131,797
                                                        =======    =======


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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.
                     (a Delaware limited partnership)

                      Notes to Financial Statements


1.   Organization
     Southwest  Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P. was organized under  the
     laws of the state of Delaware on November 30, 1987, for the purpose of
     acquiring  producing oil and gas properties and to produce and  market
     crude oil and natural gas produced from such properties for a term  of
     50  years, unless terminated at an earlier date as provided for in the
     Partnership  Agreement.   The  Partnership  sells  its  oil  and   gas
     production  to  a  variety of purchasers with the prices  it  receives
     being  dependent  upon the oil and gas economy.  Southwest  Royalties,
     Inc.  serves  as the Managing General Partner and H. H. Wommack,  III,
     as  the individual general partner.  Revenues, costs and expenses  are
     allocated as follows:

                                                     Limited      General
                                                     Partners     Partners
                                                     --------     --------
     Interest income on capital contributions          100%          -
     Oil and gas sales                                  90%         10%
     All other revenues                                 90%         10%
     Organization and offering costs (1)               100%          -
     Amortization of organization costs                100%          -
     Syndication costs                                 100%          -
     Property acquisition costs                        100%          -
     Gain/loss on property disposition                  90%         10%
     Operating and administrative costs (2)             90%         10%
     Depreciation, depletion and amortization
      of oil and gas properties                        100%          -
     All other costs                                    90%         10%

          (1)All  organization  costs in excess of 3%  of  initial  capital
          contributions  will be paid by the Managing General  Partner  and
          will  be treated as a capital contribution.  The Partnership paid
          the  Managing  General Partner an amount equal to 3%  of  initial
          capital contributions for such organization costs.

          (2)Administrative costs in any year which exceed  2%  of  capital
          contributions shall be paid by the Managing General  Partner  and
          will be treated as a capital contribution.

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
     The  interim financial information as of March 31, 2001, and  for  the
     three  months ended March 31, 2001, is unaudited.  Certain information
     and  footnote  disclosures 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.   However,
     in  the  opinion  of  management, these interim  financial  statements
     include all the necessary adjustments to fairly present the results of
     the interim periods and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring
     nature.  The interim consolidated financial statements should be  read
     in  conjunction  with the audited financial statements  for  the  year
     ended December 31, 2000.

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

General

Southwest  Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P. was organized as  a  Delaware
limited  partnership  on November 30, 1987. The offering  of  such  limited
partnership interests began on March 31, 1988, minimum capital requirements
were  met  on July 6, 1988, and the offering concluded on March  31,  1989,
with total limited partner contributions of $6,798,000.

The  Partnership was formed to acquire interests in producing oil  and  gas
properties,  to produce and market crude oil and natural gas produced  from
such properties, and to distribute the net proceeds from operations to  the
limited  and  general partners.  Net revenues from producing  oil  and  gas
properties are not reinvested in other revenue producing assets  except  to
the extent that production facilities and wells are improved or reworked or
where methods are employed to improve or enable more efficient recovery  of
oil and gas reserves.

Increases   or   decreases   in  Partnership   revenues   and,   therefore,
distributions  to partners will depend primarily on changes in  the  prices
received  for production, changes in volumes of production sold,  increases
and  decreases  in  lease operating expenses, enhanced  recovery  projects,
offset  drilling  activities pursuant to farm-out  arrangements,  sales  of
properties,  and  the depletion of wells.  Since wells deplete  over  time,
production can generally be expected to decline from year to year.

Well  operating costs and general and administrative costs usually decrease
with   production   declines;  however,  these  costs  may   not   decrease
proportionately.  Net income available for distribution to the partners  is
therefore expected to fluctuate in later years based on these factors.

Based  on  current conditions, management anticipates performing  workovers
during 2001 to enhance production.  The partnership may have an increase in
production  volumes for the years 2001 and 2002, otherwise, the partnership
will   most   likely  experience  the  historical  production  decline   of
approximately 7% per year.

Oil and Gas Properties

Oil  and  gas  properties  are accounted for at cost  under  the  full-cost
method.  Under this method, all productive and nonproductive costs incurred
in  connection with the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and
gas  reserves  are capitalized.  Gain or loss on the sale of  oil  and  gas
properties  is not recognized unless significant oil and gas  reserves  are
involved.

The  Partnership's policy for depreciation, depletion and  amortization  of
oil  and  gas  properties is computed under the units  of  revenue  method.
Under the units of revenue method, depreciation, depletion and amortization
is  computed  on  the  basis of current gross revenues from  production  in
relation  to future gross revenues, based on current prices, from estimated
production of proved oil and gas reserves.

Should the net capitalized costs exceed the estimated present value of  oil
and gas reserves, discounted at 10%, such excess costs would be charged  to
current  expense.  As of March 31, 2001, the net capitalized costs did  not
exceed the estimated present value of oil and gas reserves.

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Results of Operations

A. General Comparison of the Quarters Ended March 31, 2001 and 2000

The  following  table  provides certain information  regarding  performance
factors for the quarters ended March 31, 2001 and 2000:

                                               Three Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                                March 31,         Increase
                                              2001      2000     (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----     ----------
Average price per barrel of oil           $   26.20     26.84     (2%)
Average price per mcf of gas              $    7.19      3.25     121%
Oil production in barrels                    11,000    11,400     (4%)
Gas production in mcf                        14,700    16,300    (10%)
Gross oil and gas revenue                 $ 393,781   358,875      10%
Net oil and gas revenue                   $ 256,667   205,775      25%
Partnership distributions                 $ 275,000   100,000     175%
Limited partner distributions             $ 247,500    90,000     175%
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                 $   18.20      6.62     175%
Number of limited partner units              13,596    13,596

Revenues

The  Partnership's oil and gas revenues increased to $393,781 from $358,875
for  the  quarters ended March 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, an increase
of  10%.   The  principal factors affecting the comparison of the  quarters
ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 are as follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased  during the quarter ended March 31, 2001 as compared  to  the
    quarter ended March 31, 2000 by 2%, or $.64 per barrel, resulting in  a
    decrease of approximately $7,000 in revenues. Oil sales represented 73%
    of  total oil and gas sales during the quarter ended March 31, 2001  as
    compared to 85% during the quarter ended March 31, 2000.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    increased  during the same period by 121%, or $3.94 per mcf,  resulting
    in an increase of approximately $57,900 in revenues.

    The net total increase in revenues due to the change in prices received
    from oil and gas production is approximately $50,900.  The market price
    for  oil  and gas has been extremely volatile over the past decade  and
    management  expects a certain amount of volatility to continue  in  the
    foreseeable future.

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2.  Oil  production decreased approximately 400 barrels or  4%  during  the
    quarter ended March 31, 2001 as compared to the quarter ended March 31,
    2000, resulting in a decrease of approximately $10,700 in revenues.

    Gas production decreased approximately 1,600 mcf or 10% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $5,200 in revenues.

    The  total  decrease  in revenues due to the change  in  production  is
    approximately $15,900.

Costs and Expenses

Total  costs  and  expenses decreased to $171,024  from  $187,186  for  the
quarters  ended  March 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, a decrease  of  9%.
The  decrease is the result of lower lease operating cost and  general  and
administrative expense.

1.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  10%  lower,   or
    approximately $16,000 less during the quarter ended March 31,  2001  as
    compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2000.

2.  General and administrative costs consist of independent accounting  and
    engineering  fees,  computer services, postage,  and  Managing  General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 1%
    or  approximately  $200  during the quarter ended  March  31,  2001  as
    compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2000.

3.  Depletion  expense remained unchanged for the quarter ended  March  31,
    2001  as  compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2000.   Depletion  is
    calculated using the units of revenue method of amortization based on a
    percentage of current period gross revenues to total future  gross  oil
    and  gas  revenues,  as  estimated  by  the  Partnership's  independent
    petroleum consultants.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  primary source of cash is from operations, the receipt of income  from
interests in oil and gas properties.  The Partnership knows of no  material
change, nor does it anticipate any such change.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were approximately $220,600  in
the  quarter ended March 31, 2001 as compared to approximately $131,800  in
the quarter ended March 31, 2000.  The primary source of the 2001 cash flow
from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash  flows  used  in investing activities were $485 in the  quarter  ended
March 31, 2001 as compared to $8 in the quarter ended March 31, 2000.   The
principle  use  of  the 2001 cash flow from investing  activities  was  the
additions of oil and gas properties.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $275,200 in  the
quarter ended March 31, 2001 as compared to approximately $100,100  in  the
quarter ended March 31, 2000.  The only use in financing activities was the
distributions to partners.

Total  distributions during the quarter ended March 31, 2001 were  $275,000
of  which  $247,500 was distributed to the limited partners and $27,500  to
the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during
the  quarter  ended March 31, 2001 was $18.20.  Total distributions  during
the  quarter  ended  March  31, 2000 were $100,000  of  which  $90,000  was
distributed  to  the limited partners and $10,000 to the general  partners.
The  per  unit  distribution to limited partners during the  quarter  ended
March 31, 2000 was $6.62.

The  sources  for  the  2001 distributions of $275,000  were  oil  and  gas
operations of approximately $220,600, with the balance from available  cash
on  hand  at  the  beginning  of the period.   The  sources  for  the  2000
distributions  of  $100,000  were oil and gas operations  of  approximately
$131,800,   resulting  in  excess  cash  for  contingencies  or  subsequent
distributions to partners.

Since  inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash  distributions
of  $8,073,861  have  been made to the partners.  As  of  March  31,  2001,
$7,311,346 or $537.76 per limited partner unit has been distributed to  the
limited partners, representing a 108% return of the capital contributed.

As of March 31, 2001, the Partnership had approximately $244,600 in working
capital.   The  Managing  General Partner knows of no  unusual  contractual
commitments  and  believes  the  revenues  generated  from  operations  are
adequate to meet the needs of the Partnership.

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The  Partnership  is  not a party to any derivative or embedded  derivative
instruments.

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                       PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

          None

Item 2.   Changes in Securities

          None

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities

          None

Item 4.   Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders

          None

Item 5.   Other Information

          None

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

               (a)  Reports on Form 8-K:

                     No  reports on Form 8-K were filed during the  quarter
               for which this report is filed.

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                                SIGNATURES


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.


                              SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS
                              INCOME FUND VIII-A, L.P.
                              a Delaware limited partnership


                              By:  Southwest Royalties, Inc.
                                   Managing General Partner


                              By:  /s/ Bill E. Coggin
                                   ------------------------------
                                   Bill E. Coggin, Vice President
                                   and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  May 15, 2001

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