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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, 2003

                                    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 19.

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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, 2002, which are found in  the
Registrant's Form 10-K Report for 2002 filed with the Securities  and
Exchange  Commission.  The December 31, 2002 balance  sheet  included
herein  has  been taken from the Registrant's 2002 Form 10-K  Report.
Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2003 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    December
                                   31,       31,
                                   2003      2002
                                  -----     -----
                                 (unaudit
                                   ed)
Assets
---------

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents    $  121,957   56,709
  Receivable  from  Managing     216,734   133,263
General Partner
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
   Total current assets          338,691   189,972
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----

Oil  and  gas  properties  -
using the full-
 cost method of accounting       5,647,34  5,438,77
                                 3         9
       Less      accumulated
depreciation,
         depletion       and     5,156,80  5,101,46
amortization                     8         6
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
      Net   oil   and    gas     490,535   337,313
properties
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
                              $  829,226   527,285
                                 =======   =======

Liabilities  and   Partners'
Equity
----------------------------
------------

Current     liability      -  $  94        199
distribution payable
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
Other long term liabilities      637,664   -
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
Partners' equity -
 General partners                (8,617)   19,410
 Limited partners                200,085   507,676
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
   Total partners' equity        191,468   527,086
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
                              $  829,226   527,285
                                 =======   =======

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

                         Statements of Operations
                               (unaudited)


                                 Three Months Ended
                                     March 31,
                                   2003      2002
                                  -----     -----
Revenues
-------------

Oil and gas                   $  443,309   231,399
Interest                         157       148
                                 --------  --------
                                 --        ---
                                 443,466   231,547
                                 --------  --------
                                 --        ---
Expenses
------------

Production                       176,115   154,544
General and administrative       26,117    26,094
Depreciation, depletion  and     8,000     6,000
amortization
Accretion                        12,503    -
                                 --------  --------
                                 --        ---
                                 222,735   186,638
                                 --------  --------
                                 --        ---
Net income before cumulative     220,731   44,909
effect

Cumulative effect of  change     (461,349  -
in accounting principle          )
                                 --------  --------
                                 --        ---
Net income (loss)             $  (240,618  44,909
                                 )
                                 ======    ======
 Net income (loss) allocated
to:

 Managing General Partner     $  (18,528)  4,582
                                 ======    ======
 General partner              $  -         509
                                 ======    ======
 Limited partners             $  (222,090  39,818
                                 )
                                 ======    ======
  Per limited partner unit    $  (16.33)
                                           2.93
                                 ======    ======

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

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                               (unaudited)


                                      Three Months Ended
                                          March 31,
                                        2003      2002
                                       -----     -----
Cash    flows   from    operating
activities:

  Cash received from oil and  gas  $  354,818   215,039
sales
 Cash paid to suppliers               (197,212  (185,982
                                      )         )
 Interest received                    157       148
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
   Net cash provided by operating     157,763   29,205
activities
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Cash    flows   from    investing
activities:

 Sale of oil and gas properties       2,590     -
   Additions  to  oil   and   gas     -         (13,064)
properties
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
   Net cash provided by (used in)     2,590     (13,064)
investing activities
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Cash   flows  used  in  financing
activities:

 Distributions to partners            (95,105)  (32,094)
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Net  increase (decrease) in  cash     65,248    (15,953)
and cash equivalents

 Beginning of period                  56,709    37,385
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
 End of period                     $  121,957   21,432
                                      =======   =======

Reconciliation  of   net   income
(loss) to net cash
     provided     by    operating
activities:

Net income (loss)                  $  (240,618  44,909
                                      )

Adjustments   to  reconcile   net
income (loss) to net
   cash   provided  by  operating
activities:

   Depreciation,  depletion   and     8,000     6,000
amortization
 Accretion                            12,503    -
  Cumulative effect of change  in     461,349   -
accounting principle
 Increase in receivables              (88,491)  (16,360)
 Increase (decrease) in payables      5,020     (5,344)
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Net  cash  provided by  operating  $  157,763   29,205
activities
                                      =======   =======
Noncash  investing and  financing
activities:

   Increase   in  oil   and   gas
properties - Adoption              $  163,812   -
        of SFAS No.143
                                      ======    ======
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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. Effective December  31,  2001,  Mr.
     Wommack  sold  his  general  partner interest  to  the  Managing
     General  Partner. Revenues, costs and expenses are allocated  as
     follows:

                              Limited   General
                              Partners  Partners
                              --------  --------
Interest  income on  capital    100%       -
contributions
Oil and gas sales               90%       10%
All other revenues              90%       10%
Organization  and   offering    100%       -
costs (1)
Amortization of organization    100%       -
costs
Syndication costs               100%       -
Property acquisition costs      100%       -
Gain/loss    on     property    90%       10%
disposition
Operating and administrative    90%       10%
costs (2)
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, 2003, and for
     the  three  months ended March 31, 2003, 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, 2002.

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

                      Notes to Financial Statements

3.   Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
     On  January  1,  2003,  the  Partnership  adopted  Statement  of
     Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 143, Accounting  for  Asset
     Retirement Obligations ("SFAS No. 143").  Adoption of  SFAS  No.
     143  is  required for all companies with fiscal years  beginning
     after  June 15, 2002.  The new standard requires the Partnership
     to  recognize  a liability for the present value  of  all  legal
     obligations  associated with the retirement  of  tangible  long-
     lived assets and to capitalize an equal amount as a cost of  the
     asset  and  depreciate the additional cost  over  the  estimated
     useful  life  of the asset.  On January 1, 2003, the Partnership
     recorded  additional costs, net of accumulated depreciation,  of
     approximately  $163,812, a long term liability of  approximately
     $625,161  and  a  charge  of  approximately  $461,349  for   the
     cumulative  effect on depreciation of the additional  costs  and
     accretion   expense  on  the  liability  related   to   expected
     abandonment   costs  of  its  oil  and  natural  gas   producing
     properties.  At March 31, 2003, the asset retirement  obligation
     was  $637,664  and the increase in the balance from  January  1,
     2003  of  $12,503 is due to accretion expense.   The  pro  forma
     amount  of  the  asset retirement obligation was measured  using
     information,  assumptions and interest rates as of the  adoption
     date  of  January 1, 2003.  Assuming the Partnership had applied
     the  provisions of SFAS No. 143 for the three months ended March
     31,  2002  pro forma net income and related income  per  limited
     partner  unit  amounts  would  have  been  $33,406  and   $2.46,
     respectively.

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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.  The economic life of the Partnership thus depends  on  the
period  over  which  the  Partnership's  oil  and  gas  reserves  are
economically recoverable.

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
development drilling projects and workovers during the years 2003 and
2004 to enhance production.  The partnership may have an increase  in
production  volumes  for  the years 2003  and  2004,  otherwise,  the
partnership  will  most  likely experience the historical  production
decline, which has approximated 8% 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.

Prior to October 1, 2002, the Partnership calculated depletion of oil
and   gas  properties  under  the  units  of  revenue  method.    The
Partnership changed methods of estimating depletion effective October
1,  2002  to the units of production method.  The units of production
method is more predominantly used throughout the oil and gas industry
and  will allow the Partnership to more closely align itself with its
peers.

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. In applying the  units  of  revenue
method  for  the  three  months ended March 31,  2002,  we  have  not
excluded royalty and net profit interest payments from gross revenues
as  all  of  our royalty and net profit interests have been purchased
and  capitalized  to the depletion basis of our proved  oil  and  gas
properties.  As of March 31, 2003, the net capitalized costs did  not
exceed the estimated present value of oil and gas reserves.


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Critical Accounting Policies

Full  cost ceiling calculations The Partnership follows the full cost
method  of accounting for its oil and gas properties.  The full  cost
method  subjects companies to quarterly calculations of a  "ceiling",
or  limitation on the amount of properties that can be capitalized on
the  balance  sheet.  If the Partnership's capitalized costs  are  in
excess  of the calculated ceiling, the excess must be written off  as
an expense.

The  Partnership's  discounted present value of its  proved  oil  and
natural gas reserves is a major component of the ceiling calculation,
and  represents  the  component  that requires  the  most  subjective
judgments.   Estimates of reserves are forecasts based on engineering
data,  projected future rates of production and the timing of  future
expenditures.  The process of estimating oil and natural gas reserves
requires substantial judgment, resulting in imprecise determinations,
particularly  for new discoveries.  Different reserve  engineers  may
make  different  estimates of reserve quantities based  on  the  same
data.   The  Partnership's reserve estimates are on an  annual  basis
prepared  by  outside consultants.  Quarterly reserve  estimates  are
prepared   by  the  Managing  General  Partners  internal  staff   of
engineers.

The  passage of time provides more qualitative information  regarding
estimates  of reserves, and revisions are made to prior estimates  to
reflect updated information.  However, there can be no assurance that
more  significant revisions will not be necessary in the  future.  If
future  significant  revisions are necessary that  reduce  previously
estimated reserve quantities, it could result in a full cost property
writedown.   In addition to the impact of these estimates  of  proved
reserves  on calculation of the ceiling, estimates of proved reserves
are also a significant component of the calculation of DD&A.

While the quantities of proved reserves require substantial judgment,
the  associated  prices  of oil and natural  gas  reserves  that  are
included  in  the  discounted present value of the  reserves  do  not
require  judgment.  The ceiling calculation dictates that prices  and
costs  in effect as of the last day of the period are generally  held
constant indefinitely.  Because the ceiling calculation dictates that
prices  in  effect as of the last day of the applicable  quarter  are
held constant indefinitely, the resulting value is not indicative  of
the true fair value of the reserves.  Oil and natural gas prices have
historically been cyclical and, on any particular day at the end of a
quarter,  can  be  either  substantially higher  or  lower  than  the
Partnership's long-term price forecast that is a barometer  for  true
fair value.

Prior to October 1, 2002, the Partnership calculated depletion of oil
and   gas  properties  under  the  units  of  revenue  method.    The
Partnership changed methods of estimating depletion effective October
1,  2002  to the units of production method.  The units of production
method is more predominantly used throughout the oil and gas industry
and  will allow the Partnership to more closely align itself with its
peers.

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Results of Operations

A. General Comparison of the Quarters Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

The   following   table   provides  certain   information   regarding
performance factors for the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002:

                                    Three Months
                                       Ended         Percenta
                                                        ge
                                     March 31,       Increase
                                   2003      2002    (Decreas
                                                        e)
                                  -----     -----    --------
                                                       ----
Average price per barrel  of  $   31.56              59%
oil                                        19.91
Average price per mcf of gas  $    6.17              163%
                                           2.35
Oil production in barrels        11,700    10,300    14%
Gas production in mcf            12,000    11,200    7%
Gross oil and gas revenue     $  443,309   231,399   92%
Net oil and gas revenue       $  267,194   76,855    248%
Partnership distributions     $  95,000    32,000    197%
Limited              partner  $  85,500    28,800    197%
distributions
Per  unit  distribution   to  $    6.29              197%
limited partners                           2.12
Number  of  limited  partner     13,596    13,596
units

Revenues

The  Partnership's oil and gas revenues increased  to  $443,309  from
$231,399   for   the  quarters  ended  March  31,  2003   and   2002,
respectively,  an  increase of 92%.  The principal factors  affecting
the  comparison of the quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 are  as
follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as compared  to
    the  quarter  ended March 31, 2002 by 59%, or $11.65 per  barrel,
    resulting  in an increase of approximately $136,300 in  revenues.
    Oil  sales represented 83% of total oil and gas sales during  the
    quarter  ended  March  31, 2003 as compared  to  89%  during  the
    quarter ended March 31, 2002.

    The  average  price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership
    increased  during  the same period by 163%,  or  $3.82  per  mcf,
    resulting in an increase of approximately $45,800 in revenues.

    The  total  increase  in revenues due to  the  change  in  prices
    received  from oil and gas production is approximately  $182,100.
    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  1,400  barrels  or  14%
    during  the  quarter  ended March 31, 2003  as  compared  to  the
    quarter  ended  March  31,  2002, resulting  in  an  increase  of
    approximately $27,900 in revenues.

    Gas  production increased approximately 800 mcf or 7% during  the
    same period, resulting in an increase of approximately $1,900  in
    revenues.

    The total increase in revenues due to the change in production is
    approximately $29,800.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased to $222,735 from $186,638 for  the
quarters ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, an increase  of
19%.   The  increase  is  a direct result of  the  accretion  expense
associated   with  our  long-term  liability  related   to   expected
abandonment  costs  of  our oil and gas properties,  lease  operating
cost, general and administrative expense and depletion expense.

1.  Lease  operating costs and production taxes were 14%  higher,  or
    approximately  $21,600 more during the quarter  ended  March  31,
    2003 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2002.

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 increased less than 1% or approximately  $25
    during  the  quarter  ended March 31, 2003  as  compared  to  the
    quarter ended March 31, 2002.

3.  Depletion expense increased to $8,000 for the quarter ended March
    31,  2003  from  $6,000  for  the  same  period  in  2002.   This
    represents  an increase of 33%.  Prior to October  1,  2002,  the
    Partnership calculated depletion of oil and gas properties  under
    the units of revenue method.  The Partnership changed methods  of
    estimating  depletion effective October 1, 2002 to the  units  of
    production  method.   The  units of  production  method  is  more
    predominantly used throughout the oil and gas industry  and  will
    allow  the  Partnership  to more closely align  itself  with  its
    peers.   The  effect of this change in estimate if the  units  of
    production method were applied to 2002 would have increased  2002
    depletion  expense  by $1,000 and decreased 2002  net  income  by
    $1,000.   The  contributing factor to the increase  in  depletion
    expense  is in relation to the BOE depletion rate for the quarter
    ended  March 31, 2003 was $.62 applied to 13,700 BOE as  compared
    to $.61 applied to 12,167 BOE for the same period.

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

On  January  1, 2003, the Partnership adopted Statement of  Financial
Accounting   Standards  No.  143,  Accounting  for  Asset  Retirement
Obligations  ("SFAS No. 143").  Adoption of SFAS No. 143 is  required
for  all  companies with fiscal years beginning after June 15,  2002.
The  new  standard requires the Partnership to recognize a  liability
for  the  present value of all legal obligations associated with  the
retirement of tangible long-lived assets and to capitalize  an  equal
amount as a cost of the asset and depreciate the additional cost over
the  estimated  useful life of the asset.  On January  1,  2003,  the
Partnership   recorded   additional   costs,   net   of   accumulated
depreciation,  of  approximately $163,812, a long term  liability  of
approximately $625,161 and a charge of approximately $461,349 for the
cumulative  effect  on  depreciation  of  the  additional  costs  and
accretion  expense  on the liability related to expected  abandonment
costs of its oil and natural gas producing properties.  At March  31,
2003,  the asset retirement obligation was $637,664 and the  increase
in  the  balance from January 1, 2003 of $12,503 is due to  accretion
expense.  The pro forma amount of the asset retirement obligation was
measured using information, assumptions and interest rates as of  the
adoption  date  of  January 1, 2003.  Assuming  the  Partnership  had
applied  the  provisions of SFAS No. 143 for the three  months  ended
March  31,  2002 pro forma net income and related income per  limited
partner unit amounts would have been $33,406 and $2.46, respectively.

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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
$157,800  in  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2003  as  compared  to
approximately  $29,200  in the quarter ended  March  31,  2002.   The
primary  source  of the 2003 cash flow from operating activities  was
profitable operations.

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities were $2,600  in
the  quarter  ended March 31, 2003 as compared to  $(13,100)  in  the
quarter ended March 31, 2002.  The principle source of the 2003  cash
flow  from  investing  activities  was  the  sale  of  oil  and   gas
properties.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $95,100 in
the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as compared to approximately $32,100
in  the  quarter  ended March 31, 2002.  The only  use  in  financing
activities was the distributions to partners.

Total  distributions  during the quarter ended March  31,  2003  were
$95,000 of which $85,500 was distributed to the limited partners  and
$9,500  to the general partner.  The per unit distribution to limited
partners  during the quarter ended March 31, 2003 was  $6.29.   Total
distributions during the quarter ended March 31, 2002 were $32,000 of
which  $28,800 was distributed to the limited partners and $3,200  to
the  general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners
during the quarter ended March 31, 2002 was $2.12.

The  sources for the 2003 distributions of $95,000 were oil  and  gas
operations  of approximately $157,800 and the change in oil  and  gas
properties  of  approximately $2,600, resulting in  excess  cash  for
contingencies or subsequent distributions.  The sources for the  2002
distributions of $32,000 were oil and gas operations of approximately
$29,200  and  the  change in oil and gas properties of  approximately
$(13,100),  with  the  balance from available cash  on  hand  at  the
beginning of the period.

Since   inception  of  the  Partnership,  cumulative   monthly   cash
distributions  of $8,585,924 have been made to the partners.   As  of
March  31, 2003, $7,857,703 or $577.94 per limited partner  unit  has
been  distributed to the limited partners, representing a 100% return
of the capital and 16% return on capital contributed.

As  of March 31, 2003, the Partnership had approximately $338,600  in
working  capital.  The Managing General Partner knows of  no  unusual
contractual  commitments.  Although the partnership held  many  long-
lived  properties  at  inception,  because  of  the  restrictions  on
property  development  imposed  by  the  partnership  agreement,  the
Managing  General Partner anticipates that at some point in the  near
future,  the partnership will need to be liquidated.  Maintenance  of
properties  and  administrative expenses are increasing  relative  to
production.   As  the properties continue to deplete, maintenance  of
properties  and  administrative costs as a percentage  of  production
will continue to increase.

As  the partnerships properties have matured, the net cash flows from
operations  for  the partnership have generally declined,  except  in
periods  of  substantially increased commodity  pricing.   Since  the
partnership  cannot develop their properties, the producing  reserves
continue to deplete causing cash flow to steadily decline.

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Liquidity - Managing General Partner

The Managing General Partner has a highly leveraged capital structure
with  approximately $124.0 million of principal due between  December
31,  2002  and  December 31, 2004.  The Managing General  Partner  is
constantly monitoring its cash position and its ability to  meet  its
financial  obligations as they become due, and  in  this  effort,  is
continually  exploring various strategies for addressing its  current
and  future liquidity needs.  The Managing General Partner  regularly
pursues  and  evaluates recapitalization strategies  and  acquisition
opportunities   (including  opportunities  to  engage   in   mergers,
consolidations or other business combinations) and at any given  time
may be in various stages of evaluating such opportunities.

Based  on  current production, commodity prices and  cash  flow  from
operations,  the Managing General Partner has adequate cash  flow  to
fund  debt service, developmental projects and day to day operations,
but  it  is not sufficient to build a cash balance which would  allow
the  Managing  General Partner to meet its debt principal  maturities
scheduled  for  2004.   Therefore the Managing General  Partner  must
renegotiate the terms of its various obligations or seek new  lenders
or  equity  investors  in  order to meet its  financial  obligations,
specifically  those maturing in 2004.  The Managing  General  Partner
would also consider disposing of certain assets in order to meet  its
obligations.

There  can  be no assurance that the Managing General Partner's  debt
restructuring  efforts will be successful or that  the  debt  holders
will agree to a course of action consistent with the Managing General
Partner's    requirements   in   restructurings   the    obligations.
Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the sales of  assets  can
be  successfully  accomplished on terms acceptable  to  the  Managing
General Partner.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The   FASB  has  issued  Statement  No.  143  "Accounting  for  Asset
Retirement  Obligations"  which  establishes  requirements  for   the
accounting  of removal-type costs associated with asset  retirements.
The  standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after June  15,
2002,  with earlier application encouraged.  This statement has  been
adopted by the Partnership effective January 1, 2003.  The transition
adjustment  resulting  from the adoption of SFAS  No.  143  has  been
reported as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.

In  April  2004,  the  FASB issued Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standards  No.  149,  Amendment of Statement No.  133  on  Derivative
Instruments  and Hedging Activities ("SFAS No. 149").  SFAS  No.  149
amendments require that contracts with comparable characteristics  be
accounted  for similarly, clarifies when a contract with  an  initial
investment  meets  the characteristic of a derivative  and  clarifies
when a derivative requires special reporting in the statement of cash
flows.    SFAS   No.  149  is  effective  for  hedging  relationships
designated and for contracts entered into or modified after June  30,
2003,  except  for provisions that relate to SFAS No.  133  Statement
Implementation  Issues that have been effective for  fiscal  quarters
prior  to  June 15, 2003, should be applied in accordance with  their
respective effective dates and certain provisions relating to forward
purchases or sales of when-issued securities or other securities that
do  not yet exist, should be applied to existing contracts as well as
new  contracts entered into after June 30, 2003.  Assessment  by  the
Managing  General  Partner  revealed this pronouncement  to  have  no
impact on the partnership.

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures

(a)  Evaluation  of  Disclosure Controls and Procedures.   The  chief
executive  officer  and chief financial officer of the  Partnership's
managing  general  partner have evaluated the  effectiveness  of  the
design  and  operation of the Partnership's disclosure  controls  and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(c)) as of  a  date
within 90 days of the filing date of this quarterly report. Based  on
that  evaluation,  the chief executive officer  and  chief  financial
officer have concluded that the Partnership's disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating
to the Partnership and the Partnership's consolidated subsidiaries is
made  known  to  such  officers  by  others  within  these  entities,
particularly during the period this quarterly report was prepared, in
order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)   Changes  in  Internal  Controls.   There  have  not  been   any
significant  changes  in the Partnership's internal  controls  or  in
other   factors  that  could  significantly  affect  these   controls
subsequent to the date of their evaluation.
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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)  Exhibits:

                     99.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
               1350
               99.2 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

               (b)  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, 2003

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                           CERTIFICATIONS

          I, H.H. Wommack, III, certify that:

          1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southwest
Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.;

          2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain
any  untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a  material
fact  necessary  to  make  the  statements  made,  in  light  of  the
circumstances  under which such statements were made, not  misleading
with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

          3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial  information  included in  this  quarterly  report,  fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results  of
operations  and  cash flows of the registrant as  of,  and  for,  the
periods presented in this quarterly report;

          4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
for  establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and  procedures
(as  defined  in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-14  and  15d-14)  for  the
registrant and we have:

          a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
          material information relating to the registrant, including its
          consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
          entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
          report is being prepared;

          b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
          controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
          filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

          c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

          5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and
the  audit  committee of registrant's board of directors (or  persons
performing the equivalent functions):

          a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
          internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
          ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and
          have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses
          in internal controls; and

          b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
          other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
          internal controls; and

          6.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
in  this  quarterly  report  whether or not  there  were  significant
changes  in  internal  controls  or  in  other  factors  that   could
significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of  our
most  recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:  May 15, 2003



/s/ H.H. Wommack, III
H. H. Wommack, III
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
  of Southwest Royalties, Inc., the
  Managing General Partner of
  Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

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                           CERTIFICATIONS

          I, Bill E. Coggin, certify that:

          1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Southwest
     Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.;

          2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain
     any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
     fact  necessary  to make the statements made, in  light  of  the
     circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
     with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

          3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
     financial information included in this quarterly report,  fairly
     present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
     operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,  the
     periods presented in this quarterly report;

          4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
     for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
     (as  defined  in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14)  for  the
     registrant and we have:

          a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
          material information relating to the registrant, including its
          consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
          entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly
          report is being prepared;

          b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
          controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
          filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

          c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

          5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
     based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and
     the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
     performing the equivalent functions):

          a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
          internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
          ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and
          have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses
          in internal controls; and

          b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
          other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
          internal controls; and

          6.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
     in  this  quarterly report whether or not there were significant
     changes  in  internal controls or in other  factors  that  could
     significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our
     most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard
     to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:  May 15, 2003



/s/ Bill E. Coggin
Bill E. Coggin
Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer of
  Southwest Royalties, Inc., the
  Managing General Partner of
  Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

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                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                       19 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


      In  connection with the Quarterly Report of Southwest Oil & Gas
Income Fund VIII-A, Limited Partnership (the "Company") on Form  10-Q
for the period ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  on  the date hereof  (the  "Report"),  I,  H.H.
Wommack, III, Chief Executive Officer of the Managing General Partner
of  the  Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350,  as  adopted
pursuant to  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
       or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
       material respects, the financial condition and results of operation
       of the Company.


Date:  May 15, 2003




/s/ H.H. Wommack, III
H. H. Wommack, III
Chairman, President, Director and Chief Executive Officer
  of Southwest Royalties, Inc., the
  Managing General Partner of
  Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

<PAGE>

                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                       19 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


      In  connection with the Quarterly Report of Southwest Oil & Gas
Income Fund VIII-A, Limited Partnership (the "Company") on Form  10-Q
for the period ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I,  Bill  E.
Coggin,  Chief Financial Officer of the Managing General  Partner  of
the  Company,  certify,  pursuant to  18  U.S.C.   1350,  as  adopted
pursuant to  906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (3)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
       or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (4)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
       material respects, the financial condition and results of operation
       of the Company.


Date:  May 15, 2003




/s/ Bill E. Coggin
Bill E. Coggin
Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer of
  Southwest Royalties, Inc., the
  Managing General Partner of
  Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

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