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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, 2006

                                    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.)



                         6 Desta Drive, Suite 6500
                           Midland, Texas 79705
                 (Address of principal executive offices)

                              (432) 682-6324
                      (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 ___

Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant is large accelerated  filer,
an  accelerated  filer,  or  a non-accelerated  filer.  See  definition  of
"accelerated  filer  and large accelerated filer"  in  Rule  12b-2  of  the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
      Large accelerated filer ___        Accelerated filer ___         Non-
accelerated filer  X

Indicate  by  check  mark whether the registrant is  a  shell  company  (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
                                                            Yes__ No  X

The  registrant's  outstanding  securities  consist  of  Units  of  limited
partnership  interests for which there exists no established public  market
from which to base a calculation of aggregate market value.

        The total number of pages contained in this report is 19.

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Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms
The  following are abbreviations and definitions of terms commonly used  in
the  oil  and  gas industry that are used in this filing.  All  volumes  of
natural gas referred to herein are stated at the legal pressure base to the
state  or area where the reserves exit and at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and  in
most instances are rounded to the nearest major multiple.

     Bbl. One stock tank barrel, or 42 United States gallons liquid volume.

     BOE.   Equivalent  barrels of oil, with natural gas converted  to  oil
equivalents based on a ratio of six Mcf of natural gas to one Bbl of oil.

     Developmental well. A well drilled within the proved area of an oil or
natural gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon known  to  be
productive.

     Exploratory well. A well drilled to find and produce oil or gas in  an
unproved  area to find a new reservoir in a field previously  found  to  be
productive of oil or natural gas in another reservoir or to extend a  known
reservoir.

     Farm-out arrangement. An agreement whereby the owner of a leasehold or
working  interest agrees to assign his interest in certain specific acreage
to  an  assignee,  retaining some interest, such as an  overriding  royalty
interest,  subject  to  the drilling of one (1)  or  more  wells  or  other
specified performance by the assignee.

     Field. An area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs
all  grouped  on  or  related to the same individual geological  structural
feature and/or stratigraphic condition.

     Mcf. One thousand cubic feet.

     Net  Profits  Interest.  An agreement whereby  the  owner  receives  a
specified  percentage of the defined net profits from a producing  property
in  exchange for consideration paid.  The net profits interest  owner  will
not otherwise participate in additional costs and expenses of the property.

     Oil. Crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids.

     Overriding  royalty  interest. Interests that  are  carved  out  of  a
working  interest, and their duration is limited by the term of  the  lease
under which they are created.

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     Standardized  measure  of discounted future net  cash  flows.  Present
value  of  proved reserves, as adjusted to give effect to estimated  future
abandonment costs, net of the estimated salvage value of related equipment.

     Production  costs.  Costs incurred to operate and maintain  wells  and
related  equipment  and facilities, including depreciation  and  applicable
operating  costs  of support equipment and facilities and  other  costs  of
operating and maintaining those wells and related equipment and facilities.

     Proved Area. The part of a property to which proved reserves have been
specifically attributed.

     Proved  developed  oil and gas reserves. Proved oil and  gas  reserves
that  can  be  expected to be recovered from existing wells  with  existing
equipment and operating methods.

     Proved properties. Properties with proved reserves.

     Proved  oil  and gas reserves. The estimated quantities of crude  oil,
natural  gas, and natural gas liquids with geological and engineering  data
that  demonstrate  with  reasonable certainty to be recoverable  in  future
years   from  known  reservoirs  under  existing  economic  and   operating
conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made.

     Proved  undeveloped  reserves. Proved oil and gas  reserves  that  are
expected  to  be  recovered from new wells on undrilled  acreage,  or  from
existing  wells  where  a  relatively major  expenditure  is  required  for
recompletion.

     Reservoir.  A porous and permeable underground formation containing  a
natural  accumulation  of  producible  oil  or  gas  that  is  confined  by
impermeable  rock  or water barriers and is individual  and  separate  from
other reservoirs.

     Royalty  interest.  An  interest in an oil and  natural  gas  property
entitling  the  owner to a share of oil or natural gas production  free  of
costs of production.

     Working  interest.  The operating interest that gives  the  owner  the
right  to  drill, produce and conduct operating activities on the  property
and a share of production.

     Workover.  Operations  on  a producing well  to  restore  or  increase
production.




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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, 2005, which are found in the Registrant's Form
10-K  Report  for  2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
The December 31, 2005 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the
Registrant's 2005 Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three  month
period  ended March 31, 2006 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,
                                   2006      2005
                                  -----     -----
                                 (unaudit
                                   ed)
Assets
---------

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents    $  247,627   257,036
  Receivable  from  Managing     281,580   216,176
General Partner
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
   Total current assets          529,207   473,212
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----

Oil  and  gas  properties  -
using the full-
 cost method of accounting       5,421,48  5,421,30
                                 8         8
       Less      accumulated
depreciation,
         depletion       and     5,081,48  5,078,34
amortization                     2         7
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
      Net   oil   and    gas     340,006   342,961
properties
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
                              $  869,213   816,173
                                 =======   =======

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

Current     liability      -  $  1,016     119
distribution payable
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----

Asset retirement obligation      356,705   349,677
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
Partners' equity -
 General partner                 26,148    21,323
 Limited partners                485,344   445,054
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
   Total partners' equity        511,492   466,377
                                 --------  --------
                                 ----      ----
                              $  869,213   816,173
                                 =======   =======











                  The accompanying notes are an integral
                    part of these financial statements.
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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.
                         Statements of Operations
                               (unaudited)

                                  Three Months Ended
                                       March 31,
                                    2006      2005
                                    -----     -----
Revenues
-------------
 Oil and gas                   $  646,000   489,188
 Interest                         1,905     565
                                  --------  --------
                                  --        --
                                  647,905   489,753
                                  --------  --------
                                  --        --
Expenses
------------
 Production                       162,715   180,804
  Depreciation, depletion  and    3,135     2,791
amortization
 Accretion of asset retirement    7,028     3,929
obligation
 General and administrative       29,912    28,783
                                  --------  --------
                                  --        --
                                  202,790   216,307
                                  --------  --------
                                  --        --
Net income                     $  445,115   273,446
                                  ======    ======
 Net income allocated to:

 Managing General Partner      $  44,825    27,624
                                  ======    ======
 Limited partners              $  400,290   245,822
                                  ======    ======
  Per limited partner unit     $   29.44     18.08
                                  ======    ======




















                  The accompanying notes are an integral
                    part of these financial statements.
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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.
                         Statements of Cash Flows
                               (unaudited)

                                      Three Months Ended
                                          March 31,
                                        2006      2005
                                       -----     -----
Cash    flows   from    operating
activities:

  Cash received from oil and  gas  $  580,596   473,313
sales
 Cash paid to suppliers               (192,627  (209,587
                                      )         )
 Interest received                    1,905     565
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
   Net cash provided by operating     389,874   264,291
activities
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Cash    flows   from    investing
activities:

 Sale of oil and gas properties       -         836
   Additions  to  oil   and   gas     (180)     -
properties
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
   Net cash (used in) provided by     (180)     836
investing activities
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Cash    flows   from    financing
activities:

 Distributions to partners            (400,000  (300,000
                                      )         )
     Increase    (decrease)    in     897       (21)
distribution payable
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
   Net  cash  used  in  financing     (399,103  (300,021
activities                            )         )
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----

Net  decrease  in cash  and  cash     (9,409)   (34,894)
equivalents

 Beginning of period                  257,036   142,945
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
 End of period                     $  247,627   108,051
                                      =======   =======
Reconciliation of net  income  to
net cash
     provided     by    operating
activities:

Net income                         $  445,115   273,446

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

   Depreciation,  depletion   and     3,135     2,791
amortization
  Accretion  of asset  retirement     7,028     3,929
obligation
 Increase in receivables              (65,404)  (15,875)
                                      --------  --------
                                      ----      ----
Net  cash  provided by  operating  $  389,874   264,291
activities
                                      =======   =======

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

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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.,  a  wholly  owned subsidiary of Clayton Williams  Energy,  Inc.,
     serves  as 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, 2006, and  for  the
     three  months ended March 31, 2006, 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 Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K  for
     the year ended December 31, 2005.

     In September 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff
     Accounting  Bulletin No. 106 ("SAB 106"). SAB 106  expresses  the  SEC
     staff's views regarding SFAS No. 143 and its impact on both the  full-
     cost  ceiling  test  and  the calculation of  depletion  expense.   In
     accordance  with  SAB  106, beginning in the first  quarter  of  2005,
     undiscounted abandonment costs for wells to be drilled in  the  future
     to develop proved reserves are included in the unamortized cost of oil
     and  gas  properties, net of related salvage value,  for  purposes  of
     computing  depreciation,  depletion  and  amortization  ("DD&A").  The
     implementation  of  SAB  106 did not have a  material  impact  on  our
     financial statements.

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

                      Notes to Financial Statements
3.   Asset Retirement Obligations

     Changes  in  abandonment obligations for the three months ended  March
     31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

                                        2006     2005
                                       -------  -------
Beginning of year                   $  349,677  269,070
Accretion expense                      7,028    3,929
                                       -------  -------
                                       -------  -----
End of year                         $  356,705  272,999
                                       =======  =======
                                       =


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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 decline in later years based on these factors.

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
sold.

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, 2006, the net capitalized costs did  not
exceed the estimated present value of oil and gas reserves.


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Critical Accounting Policies

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 prepared by outside consultants.

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 depletion, depreciation, and amortization
("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.

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Supplemental Information
The following unaudited information is intended to supplement the financial
statements  included  in  this Form 10-Q with  data  that  is  not  readily
available from those statements.

                             Three Months Ended
                                 March 31,
                               2006      2005
                              ------    ------
Oil production in            9,642     9,709
barrels
Gas production in mcf        10,853    10,809
Total (BOE)                  11,451    11,511
Average price per barrel  $    58.25
of oil                                 44.04
Average price per mcf of  $     7.77
gas                                    5.70
Partnership               $  400,000   300,000
distributions
Limited partner           $  360,000   270,000
distributions
Per unit distribution to  $    26.48
limited partners                       19.86
Number of limited            13,596    13,596
partner units

Operating Results
The  following discussion compares our results for the quarters ended March
31, 2006 and 2005.  Unless otherwise indicated, references to 2006 and 2005
within this section refer to the respective quarterly period.

Income from net profits
Oil  and  gas  prices continued to climb to record levels compared  to  the
previous  two  years.  Comparing 2006 to 2005, oil and gas sales  increased
$156,800,  of  which price variances accounted for a $159,500 increase  and
production variances accounted for a $2,700 decrease.

Production  in  2006  (on a BOE basis) was 1% lower  than  2005.   Our  oil
production in 2006 was 1% less than 2005 due primarily to normal production
decline.  Our gas production was less than 1% higher in 2006 than 2005.

In  2006,  our  realized  oil price was 32% higher  than  2005,  while  our
realized gas price was 36% higher.  Historically, the markets for  oil  and
gas have been volatile, and they are likely to continue to be volatile.  We
have  very little control over the prices we receive for our production  at
the  wellhead since most of our physical marketing arrangements are market-
sensitive.

Oil  and gas production costs on a BOE basis decreased from $15.71 per  BOE
in  2005 to $14.21 per BOE in 2006.  The decrease in oil and gas production
costs in 2006 was due primarily to well repairs on two properties in 2005.

Expenses
Depletion  on a BOE basis increased 13% in 2006.  Comparing 2006  to  2005,
depletion expense increased $300, of which rate variances accounted  for  a
$400 increase and production variances accounted for a $100 decrease.

Accretion  expense  increased 79% in 2006 due  primarily  to  revisions  in
previous estimates related to increased costs to plug wells.

General  and  administrative ("G&A") expenses were 4%  higher  in  2006  as
compared to 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Partnership  distributions during the quarter ending March  31,  2006  were
$400,000,  of  which $360,000 was distributed to the limited  partners  and
$40,000  to  the  general  partners.   Cumulative  cash  distributions   of
$11,839,097 have been made to the general and limited partners as of  March
31, 2006.  As of March 31, 2006, $10,703,429 or $787.25 per limited partner
unit  has  been distributed to the limited partners, representing  157%  of
contributed capital.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There  were  no  recent accounting pronouncements that  had  a  significant
effect on the partnership.



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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

The  Managing  General  Partner  has established  disclosure  controls  and
procedures   that  are  adequate  to  provide  reasonable  assurance   that
management will be able to collect, process and disclose both financial and
non-financial information, on a timely basis, in the Partnership's  reports
to  the  SEC.   Disclosure controls and procedures  include  all  processes
necessary  to  ensure  that material information  is  recorded,  processed,
summarized  and  reported within the time periods specified  in  the  SEC's
rules  and  forms,  and  is  accumulated and  communicated  to  management,
including our chief executive and chief financial officers, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosures.

     With respect to these disclosure controls and procedures:

          management  has  evaluated the effectiveness  of  the  disclosure
          controls  and procedures as of the end of the period  covered  by
          this report;

          this evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with  the
          participation  of management, including the chief  executive  and
          chief financial officers of the Managing General Partner; and

          it  is  the  conclusion of chief executive  and  chief  financial
          officers  of  the Managing General Partner that these  disclosure
          controls   and   procedures  are  effective  in   ensuring   that
          information  that is required to be disclosed by the  Partnership
          in   reports  filed  or  submitted  with  the  SEC  is  recorded,
          processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods
          specified in the rules and forms established by the SEC.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There  has  not been any change in the Partnership's internal control  over
financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March  31,  2006
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
its internal control over financial reporting.

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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:

               31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
               31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
               32.1 Certification of Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer
                 Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
                  Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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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/ L. Paul Latham
                                 L. Paul Latham
                                 President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  May 15, 2006

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                   SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION                Exhibit 31.1


I, L. Paul Latham, 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 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 report;

3.Based  on  my  knowledge, the financial statements, and  other  financial
  information  included  in  this 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 report;

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

  a)Designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or  caused  such
     disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed   under   our
     supervision,  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 report is being prepared;

  b)Evaluated  the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
     and  procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
     of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

  c)Disclosed  in  this  report  any change in  the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
     most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter  in
     the  case  of  an annual report) that has materially affected,  or  is
     reasonably  likely  to  materially affect, the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting; and

5.The  registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based
  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
  reporting,  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 and material weaknesses in the design  or
     operation   of   internal  control  over  financial  reporting   which
     reasonably  likely  to  adversely affect the registrant's  ability  to
     record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

  b)Any  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or  other
     employees  who  have  a significant role in the registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting.


Date:  May 15, 2006                /s/ L. Paul Latham
                                   L. Paul Latham
                                   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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                   SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION                Exhibit 31.2


I, Mel G. Riggs, 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 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 report;

3.Based  on  my  knowledge, the financial statements, and  other  financial
  information  included  in  this 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 report;

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

  a)Designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or  caused  such
     disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed   under   our
     supervision,  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 report is being prepared;

  b)Evaluated  the  effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
     and  procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
     of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

  c)Disclosed  in  this  report  any change in  the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
     most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter  in
     the  case  of  an annual report) that has materially affected,  or  is
     reasonably  likely  to  materially affect, the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting; and

5.The  registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based
  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
  reporting,  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 and material weaknesses in the design  or
     operation   of   internal  control  over  financial  reporting   which
     reasonably  likely  to  adversely affect the registrant's  ability  to
     record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

  b)Any  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or  other
     employees  who  have  a significant role in the registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting.


Date:  May 15, 2006                /s/ Mel G. Riggs
                                   Mel G. Riggs
                                     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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                                                               Exhibit 32.1

               CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
                          CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  1350 and in connection with the accompanying  report
on  Form  10-Q  for  the period ended March 31, 2006 that  is  being  filed
concurrently with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the  "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of Southwest  Oil  &  Gas
Income Fund VIII-A, L.P. (the "Company"), hereby certifies 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.


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

                                   May 15, 2006


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

                                   May 15, 2006

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