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 September 30, 1996

                                    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 0-16494


        Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VIII-B, L.P.
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                   in its limited partnership agreement)

Delaware                                           75-2220418    
(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 14.

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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, 1995 which are found in the Registrant's Form 10-K Report
for 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The December 31,
1995 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the Registrant's 1995
Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the full year.

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        Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VIII-B, L.P.

                              Balance Sheets


                                               September 30,   December 31,
                                                   1996            1995  
                                               -------------   ------------
                                                (unaudited)

     Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                  $     35,992          38,072
  Receivable from Managing 
   General Partner                                129,997         112,904
                                                ---------       ---------
      Total current assets                        165,989         150,976
                                                ---------       ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full cost method of accounting                 4,196,749       4,196,749
  Less accumulated depreciation, 
   depletion and amortization                   2,930,434       2,819,434
                                                ---------       ---------
      Net oil and gas properties                1,266,315       1,377,315
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,432,304       1,528,291
                                                =========       =========
     Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distributions payable    $        259             155
                                                ---------       ---------
Partners' equity:                            
  General partners                                 15,176          13,132
  Limited partners                              1,416,869       1,515,004
                                                ---------       ---------
      Total partners' equity                    1,432,045       1,528,136
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,432,304       1,528,291
                                                =========       =========

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        Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VIII-B, L.P.

                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


                                 Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended   
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                   1996       1995      1996       1995  

     Revenues

Income from net profits
 interests                    $   142,274    (25,204)   489,104    277,451
Interest                              517        392      1,447      1,301
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  142,791    (24,812)   490,551    278,752
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------

     Expenses

General and administrative         18,297     17,948     63,102     64,591
Depreciation, depletion and
 amortization                      38,000     37,000    111,000    127,000
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                   56,297     54,948    174,102    191,591
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
Net income (loss)             $    86,494    (79,760)   316,449     87,161
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
Net income (loss) allocated to:

  Managing General Partner    $    11,204     (3,848)    38,470     19,274
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  General Partner             $     1,245       (428)     4,274      2,142
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  Limited Partners            $    74,045    (75,484)   273,705     65,745
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
    Per limited partner
     unit                     $      7.30      (7.44)     26.97       6.48
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======

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        Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VIII-B, L.P.

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Nine Months Ended 
                                                          September 30,
                                                         1996       1995 

Cash flows from operating activities:

  Cash received from income from net 
   profits interests                                $   470,943    274,777
  Cash paid to suppliers                                (63,034)   (65,251)
  Interest received                                       1,447      1,301
                                                        -------    -------
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                                         409,356    210,827
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows provided by investing
 activities:

  Cash received from sale of oil
   and gas properties                                     1,000     48,400
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows used in financing
 activities:

  Distributions to partners                            (412,436)  (253,564)
                                                        -------    -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
 cash equivalents                                        (2,080)     5,663

  Beginning of period                                    38,072     29,455
                                                        -------    -------
  End of period                                     $    35,992     35,118
                                                        =======    =======

                                                                (continued)

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        Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VIII-B, L.P.

                    Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Nine Months Ended 
                                                          September 30,
                                                         1996       1995 

Reconciliation of net income to
 net cash provided by operating 
  activities:

Net income                                          $   316,449     87,161

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

    Depreciation, depletion and 
     amortization                                       111,000    127,000
    Increase in receivables                             (18,093)    (2,674)
    Decrease in payables                                    -         (660)
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities                                         $   409,356    210,827
                                                        =======    =======

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

General

Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VIII-B, L.P. was organized as
a Delaware limited partnership on November 30, 1987. The offering of such
limited partnership interests began March 31, 1988, minimum capital
requirements were met July 11, 1988, and concluded on March 31, 1989 with
total limited partner contributions of $5,073,500.

The Partnership was formed to acquire royalty and net profits 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 will not be 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, lease operating expenses,
enhanced recovery projects, offset drilling activities pursuant to farmout
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.

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Results of Operations

A.  General Comparison of the Quarters Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the quarters ended September 30, 1996 and 1995:

                                               Three Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                               September 30,     Increase
                                              1996      1995    (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----    ----------

Average price per barrel of oil          $   21.61     16.32        32% 
Average price per mcf of gas             $    2.26      1.97        15% 
Oil production in barrels                   13,800    13,200         5% 
Gas production in mcf                       14,600    14,800        (1%)
Income (loss) from net profits interests $ 142,274   (25,204)      664% 
Partnership distributions                $ 120,000    39,500       204% 
Limited partner distributions            $ 108,000    35,550       204% 
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $   10.64      3.50       204% 
Number of limited partner units             10,147    10,147

Revenues

The Partnership's income (loss) from net profits interests increased to
$142,274 from $(25,204) for the quarters ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, an increase of 664%.  The principal factors affecting the
comparison of the quarters ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the quarter ended September 30, 1996 as compared to the
    quarter ended September 30, 1995 by 32%, or $5.29 per barrel, resulting
    in an increase of approximately $69,800 in income from net profits
    interests.  Oil sales represented 90% of total oil and gas sales during
    the quarter ended September 30, 1996 as compared to 88% during the
    quarter ended September 30, 1995.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership increased
    during the same period by 15%, or $.29 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $4,300 in income from net profits interests.  

    The total increase in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately $74,100. 
    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 increased approximately 600 barrels or 5% during the
    quarter ended September 30, 1996 as compared to the quarter ended
    September 30, 1995, resulting in an increase of approximately $13,000 in
    income from net profits interests.

    Gas production decreased approximately 200 mcf or 1% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $500 in income from net
    profits interests.

    The net total increase in income from net profits interests due to the
    change in production is approximately $12,500.

3.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 30% lower, or
    approximately $80,200 less during the quarter ended September 30, 1996 as
    compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1995.  The decrease is a
    result of workover costs incurred in 1995 and property sales.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased to $56,297 from $54,948 for the quarters
ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, an increase of 2%.  The
increase is the result of higher general and administrative expense and
depletion expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs increased 2%
    or approximately $300 during the quarter ended September 30, 1996 as
    compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1995.  

2.  Depletion expense increased to $38,000 for the quarter ended September
    30, 1996 from $37,000 for the same period in 1995.  This represents an
    increase of 3%.  Depletion is calculated using the gross 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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B.  General Comparison of the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 1996 and
    1995

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the nine month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995:

                                                                
                                                Nine Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                               September 30,     Increase
                                              1996      1995    (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----    ----------

Average price per barrel of oil          $   20.12     16.94        19% 
Average price per mcf of gas             $    2.41      2.03        19% 
Oil production in barrels                   43,100    43,900        (2%)
Gas production in mcf                       46,700    48,100        (3%)
Income from net profits interests        $ 489,104   277,451        76% 
Partnership distributions                $ 412,540   253,453        63% 
Limited partner distributions            $ 371,840   231,003        61% 
Per unit distribution to limited                  
 partners                                $   36.65     22.77        61% 
Number of limited partner units             10,147    10,147

Revenues

The Partnership's income from net profits interests increased to $489,104
from $277,451 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, an increase of 76%.  The principal factors affecting the
comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 are as
follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to
    the nine months ended September 30, 1995 by 19%, or $3.18 per barrel,
    resulting in an increase of approximately $139,600 in income from net
    profits interests.  Oil sales represented 89% of total oil and gas sales
    during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to 88% during
    the nine months ended September 30, 1995.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership increased
    during the same period by 19%, or $.38 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $18,300 in income from net profits interests.  

    The total increase in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately $157,900. 
    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 800 barrels or 2% during the nine
    months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to the nine months ended
    September 30, 1995, resulting in a decrease of approximately $16,100 in
    income from net profits interests.

    Gas production decreased approximately 1,400 mcf or 3% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $3,400 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The total decrease in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in production is approximately $19,500.

3.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 13% lower, or
    approximately $73,800 less during the nine months ended September 30,
    1996 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1995.  The
    decrease is a result of workover costs incurred in 1995 and property
    sales.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $174,102 from $191,591 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, a decrease of 9%. 
The decrease is the result of lower general and administrative expense and
depletion expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 2%
    or approximately $1,500 during the nine months ended September 30, 1996
    as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1995.

2.  Depletion expense decreased to $111,000 for the nine months ended
    September 30, 1996 from $127,000 for the same period in 1995.  This
    represents a decrease of 13%.  Depletion is calculated using the gross
    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.  Two factors that
    attributed to the decline in depletion expense between the comparative
    periods were the increase in the price of oil and gas used to determine
    the Partnership's reserves for January 1, 1996 as compared to 1995 and
    the increase in property sales.

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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 $409,400 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to approximately
$210,800 in the nine months ended September 30, 1995.  The primary source of
the 1996 cash flow from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash flows provided by investing activities were approximately $1,000 in the
nine months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $48,400 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1995.  The principle source of the 1996
cash flow from investing activities was the sale of oil and gas properties.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $412,400 in the
nine months ended September 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $253,600 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1995.  The only use in financing
activities was the distributions to partners.

Total distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were
$412,540 of which $371,840 was distributed to the limited partners and
$40,700 to the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited
partners during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 was $36.65.  Total
distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 1995 were $253,453
of which $231,003 was distributed to the limited partners and $22,450 to the
general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during the
nine months ended September 30, 1995 was $22.77.  

The sources for the 1996 distributions of $412,540 were oil and gas
operations of approximately $409,400 and the sale of oil and gas properties
of approximately $1,000, with the balance from available cash on hand at the
beginning of the period.  The sources for the 1995 distributions of $253,453
was oil and gas operations of approximately $210,800 and the sale of oil and
gas properties of approximately $48,400, resulting in excess cash for
contingencies or subsequent distributions.

Since inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash distributions of
$4,567,115 have been made to the partners.  As of September 30, 1996,
$4,128,841 or $406.90 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the
limited partners, representing an 81% return of the capital contributed.

As of September 30, 1996, the Partnership had approximately $165,700 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.

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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)  Financial Data Schedule
           (b)  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 ROYALTIES INSTITUTIONAL
                                 INCOME FUND VIII-B, 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: November 15, 1996

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