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


                                    FORM 10-Q


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

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999


                         Commission File No. 33-19659-01


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


               Delaware                                     75-2225738
   (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                    Identification Number)


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


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

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

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


                                Yes / x / No / /





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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                      Page
                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.    Financial Statements

           Balance Sheets as of June 30, 1999 and
              December 31, 1998......................................    3

           Statements of Operations for the three and six
             months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998.....................    4

           Statement of Partners' Capital for the six months
             ended June 30, 1999.....................................    5

           Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended
             June 30, 1999 and 1998..................................    6

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

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

                           Part II. Other Information

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..........................   12

           27.1   Financial Data Schedule

           Signatures................................................   13






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

                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                                    June 30,      December 31,
                                                      1999            1998
                                                  -----------     ------------
                                                  (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash                                            $   173,966     $   157,782
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales             130,673          75,374
                                                   ----------      ----------
        Total current assets                          304,639         233,156
                                                   ----------      ----------
Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method             10,097,975      10,090,461
Accumulated depletion                              (8,372,445)     (8,264,115)
                                                   ----------      ----------
        Net oil and gas properties                  1,725,530       1,826,346
                                                   ----------      ----------
                                                  $ 2,030,169     $ 2,059,502
                                                   ==========      ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable - affiliate                    $    34,552     $    17,656

Partners' capital:
  Managing general partner                             20,198          20,660
  Limited partners (12,935 interests)               1,975,419       2,021,186
                                                   ----------      ----------
                                                    1,995,617       2,041,846
                                                   ----------      ----------
                                                  $ 2,030,169     $ 2,059,502
                                                   ==========      ==========


   The financial information included as of June 30, 1999 has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

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

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

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                  Three months ended       Six months ended
                                        June 30,                June 30,
                                ---------------------   ---------------------
                                   1999        1998        1999        1998
                                ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Revenues:
  Oil and gas                   $ 209,933   $ 203,910   $ 374,957   $ 434,947
  Interest                          1,893       2,447       3,533       5,435
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
                                  211,826     206,357     378,490     440,382
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
Costs and expenses:
  Oil and gas production          122,011     133,653     223,897     272,903
  General and administrative        6,298       6,989      11,249      13,920
  Depletion                        31,272      59,792     108,330     115,895
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
                                  159,581     200,434     343,476     402,718
                                 --------    --------    --------    --------
Net income                      $  52,245   $   5,923   $  35,014   $  37,664
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========
Allocation of net income:
  Managing general partner      $     522   $      60   $     350   $     377
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========
  Limited partners              $  51,723   $   5,863   $  34,664   $  37,287
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========
Net income per limited
  partnership interest          $    4.00   $     .45   $    2.68   $    2.88
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest          $    3.06   $    6.14   $    6.22   $   18.39
                                 ========    ========    ========    ========


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

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

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

                         STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




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

Balance at January 1, 1999            $  20,660     $2,021,186     $2,041,846

    Distributions                          (812)       (80,431)       (81,243)

    Net income                              350         34,664         35,014
                                       --------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1999              $  20,198     $1,975,419     $1,995,617
                                       ========      =========      =========






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

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

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

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                          Six months ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                          1999         1998
                                                      ----------    ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                          $   35,014    $   37,664
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depletion                                         108,330       115,895
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
       Accounts receivable                               (55,299)       56,133
       Accounts payable                                   16,896         4,298
                                                       ---------     ---------
          Net cash provided by operating activities      104,941       213,990
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to oil and gas properties                     (7,514)       (5,851)

Cash flows used in financing activities:
  Cash distributions to partners                         (81,243)     (240,306)
                                                       ---------     ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash                           16,184       (32,167)
Cash at beginning of period                              157,782       206,923
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash at end of period                                 $  173,966    $  174,756
                                                       =========     =========



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

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

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

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


Note 1.     Organization and nature of operations

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

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

Note 2.     Basis of presentation

In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  unaudited  financial  statements  of the
Partnership  as of June 30, 1999 and for the three and six months ended June 30,
1999 and 1998 all adjustments and accruals  consisting only of normal  recurring
accrual  adjustments  which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results
for the interim period. These interim results are not necessarily  indicative of
results for a full year.

Certain  information  and  footnote  disclosure  normally  included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have been  condensed  or  omitted  in this Form 10-Q  pursuant  to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The financial statements
should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial  statements  and the  notes
thereto  contained in the  Partnership's  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998 as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  a copy
of which is available upon request by writing to Rich Dealy,  Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer,  5205 North O'Connor  Boulevard,  1400 Williams Square
West, Irving, Texas 75039-3746.

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

Results of Operations

Six months ended June 30, 1999 compared with six months ended
  June 30, 1998

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 14% to $374,957 from $434,947
for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998,  respectively.  The decrease in
revenues  resulted  from  lower  average  prices  received  and  a  decrease  in
production.  For the six months  ended  June 30,  1999,  17,589  barrels of oil,
11,663 barrels of natural gas liquids  ("NGLs") and 45,216 mcf of gas were sold,

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or 36,788 barrel of oil equivalents ("BOEs").  For the six months ended June 30,
1998,  19,552 barrels of oil,  10,141 barrels of NGLs and 46,285 mcf of gas were
sold, or 37,407 BOEs.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  decreased  $1.65,  or 11%,  from
$14.65 for the six months  ended June 30,  1998 to $13.00 for the same period in
1999.  The average  price  received  per barrel of NGLs  decreased 7% from $7.39
during the six months  ended June 30, 1998 to $6.86 for the same period in 1999.
The average price received per mcf of gas decreased 8% from $1.59 during the six
months  ended June 30, 1998 to $1.47 in 1999.  The market  price for oil and gas
has been extremely volatile in the past decade, and management expects a certain
amount of volatility to continue in the foreseeable  future. The Partnership may
therefore  sell its future oil and gas  production  at average  prices  lower or
higher than that received during the six months ended June 30, 1999.

The volatility of commodity prices has had, and continues to have, a significant
impact on the Partnership's revenues and operating cash flow and could result in
additional  decreases to the  carrying  value of the  Partnership's  oil and gas
properties.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses decreased to $343,476 for the six months ended June 30,
1999 as compared to $402,718 for the same period in 1998, a decrease of $59,242,
or 15%.  This decrease was due to declines in  production  costs,  depletion and
general and administrative expenses ("G&A").

Production  costs  were  $223,897  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1999 and
$272,903 for the same period in 1998  resulting in a $49,006  decrease,  or 18%.
The decrease was due to declines in well maintenance costs and production taxes.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  and  operating  costs.   During  this  period,  G&A
decreased, in aggregate, 19% from $13,920 for the six months ended June 30, 1998
to $11,249 for the same period in 1999.

Depletion  was  $108,330  for the six months  ended June 30,  1999  compared  to
$115,895 for the same period in 1998, a decrease of $7,565, or 7%. This decrease
was due to a reduction  in oil  production  of 1,963  barrels for the six months
ended June 30, 1999  compared to the same period in 1998,  an increase in proved
reserves  during the  period  ended  June 30,  1999 due to the higher  commodity
prices and a reduction in the  Partnership's  net depletable  basis from charges
taken in accordance  with Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed Of" ("SFAS 121") during the fourth quarter of 1998.

Three months ended June 30, 1999 compared with three months ended
  June 30, 1998

Revenues:

The  Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  increased 3% to $209,933 from $203,910
for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The increase in
revenues  resulted  from  higher  average  prices  received  and an  increase in
production.  For the  three months  ended June 30,  1999,  7,934 barrels of oil,

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6,797 barrels of NGLs and 24,720 mcf of gas were sold,  or 18,851 BOEs.  For the
three months ended June 30, 1998,  9,573  barrels of oil,  4,934 barrels of NGLs
and 21,016 mcf of gas were sold, or 18,010 BOEs.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  increased 4% from $13.87 for the
three  months  ended June 30,  1998 to $14.48 for the same  period in 1999.  The
average  price  received  per barrel of NGLs  increased 8% from $7.62 during the
three  months  ended  June 30,  1998 to $8.21 for the same  period in 1999.  The
average price  received per mcf of gas decreased  slightly from $1.60 during the
three months ended June 30, 1998 to $1.59 in 1999.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased to $159,581 for the three months ended June
30,  1999 as compared  to  $200,434  for the same period in 1998,  a decrease of
$40,853,  or 20%.  This  decrease was due to declines in  depletion,  production
costs and G&A.

Production  costs were  $122,011  for the three  months  ended June 30, 1999 and
$133,653 for the same period in 1998  resulting in an $11,642  decrease,  or 9%.
The decrease was due to declines in well maintenance costs, ad valorem taxes and
production taxes.

During this period, G&A decreased,  in aggregate,  10% from $6,989 for the three
months ended June 30, 1998 to $6,298 for the same period in 1999.

Depletion  was $31,272  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1999  compared to
$59,792  for the same  period in 1998,  a  decrease  of  $28,520,  or 48%.  This
decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in proved reserves during the
period ended June 30, 1999 due to higher  commodity  prices,  a reduction in oil
production of 1,639 barrels for the three months ended June 30, 1999 compared to
the same  period in 1998 and a reduction  in the  Partnership's  net  depletable
basis from charges taken in accordance  with SFAS 121 during the fourth  quarter
of 1998.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash  provided by operating  activities  decreased  $109,049  during the six
months  ended  June 30,  1999 from the same  period  ended June 30,  1998.  This
decrease was primarily due to declines in oil and gas sales receipts,  offset by
declines in production costs and G&A expenses paid.

Net Cash Used in  Investing Activities

The  Partnership's  principal  investing  activities during the six months ended
June 30,  1999 and 1998  included  expenditures  for  equipment  replacement  on
various oil and gas properties.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was   sufficient  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1999  to  cover
distributions  to the partners of $81,243 of which $812 was  distributed  to the
managing  general  partner and  $80,431  to the  limited partners.  For the same

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period  ended  June 30,  1998,  cash was  sufficient  for  distributions  to the
partners of $240,306 of which $2,403 was  distributed  to the  managing  general
partner and $237,903 to the limited partners.

From the third  quarter of 1997 through the first  quarter of 1999,  there was a
declining  trend in oil and gas levels.  During the first  quarter of 1999,  the
Organization  of  Petroleum  Exporting  Countries  and  certain  other crude oil
exporting  nations announced  reductions in their planned export volumes.  These
announcements,  together with early  indications that the nations have initiated
their planned  reductions,  have had some stabilizing effect on commodity prices
during  the  latter  part of the first  quarter  of 1999 and into  August  1999.
However,  no  assurances  can be given  that  the  stabilizing  effect  of these
actions,  or the planned reductions in export volumes,  will be sustained for an
extended period of time.

Year 2000 Project Readiness

Historically,  many computer programs have been developed that use only the last
two digits in a date to refer to a year.  As the year 2000 nears,  the inability
of such  computer  programs and embedded  technologies  to  distinguish  between
"1900" and "2000" has given rise to the "Year 2000" problem. Theoretically, such
computer  programs and related  technology  could fail outright,  or communicate
inaccurate  data,  if not  remediated  or replaced.  With the  proliferation  of
electronic  data  interchange,  the Year 2000 problem  represents a  significant
exposure to the entire  global  community,  the full  extent of which  cannot be
accurately assessed.

In proactive  response to the Year 2000 problem,  the managing  general  partner
established  a "Year  2000"  project to  assess,  to the  extent  possible,  the
Partnership's and the managing general partner's internal Year 2000 problem;  to
take remedial  actions  necessary to minimize the Year 2000 risk exposure to the
managing  general  partner and  significant  third parties with whom it has data
interchange;  and, to test its systems and processes once remedial  actions have
been taken. The managing general partner has contracted with IBM Global Services
to perform the assessment and remedial phases of its Year 2000 project.

As of June 30, 1999, the managing general partner  estimates that the assessment
phase is approximately 99% complete and has included, but is not limited to, the
following procedures:

o      the identification of  necessary remediation,  upgrade and/or replacement
       of existing information technology applications and systems;

o      the  assessment  of   non-information   technology  exposures,   such  as
       telecommunications  systems,  security  systems,  elevators  and  process
       control equipment;

o      the  initiation  of inquiry and  dialogue  with  significant  third party
       business partners, customers and suppliers in an effort to understand and
       assess their Year 2000  problems,  readiness and potential  impact on the
       managing general partner and its Year 2000 problem;

o      the   implementation  of  processes   designed  to  reduce  the  risk  of
       reintroduction  of Year 2000 problems into the managing general partner's
       systems and business processes; and,

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o      the formulation of  contingency  plans for  mission-critical  information
       technology systems.

Through June 30, 1999, the managing  general partner had  distributed  Year 2000
problem   inquiries  to  over  500  entities  and  has  received   responses  to
approximately 52% of the inquiries.

The remedial  phase of the managing  general  partner's  Year 2000 project is in
varying  stages of completion as it pertains to the  remediation  of information
technology and non-information technology applications and systems in the United
States, Canada and Argentina.  As of June 30, 1999, the managing general partner
estimates that the remedial phase is approximately 83% complete,  on a worldwide
basis,  subject  to  continuing  evaluations  of the  responses  to third  party
inquiries and to the testing phase results.  The remedial phase has included the
upgrade and/or  replacement of certain  application  and hardware  systems.  The
managing  general  partner has upgraded its Artesia  general  ledger  accounting
systems through  remedial coding and has completed the testing of the system for
Year 2000 compliance.  The remediation of non-information technology is expected
to be  completed  by October  1999.  The managing  general  partner's  Year 2000
remedial  actions  have not delayed  other  information  technology  projects or
upgrades.

The testing  phase of the  managing  general  partner's  Year 2000 project is on
schedule.  The  managing  general  partner  expects to  complete  the testing of
information   technology   systems  by  October   1999.   The   testing  of  the
non-information  technology  remediation is scheduled to be completed by the end
of November 1999.

The managing  general  partner  expects that its total costs related to the Year
2000 problem will approximate $3.6 million, of which approximately $500 thousand
will have been incurred to replace non-compliant information technology systems.
As of June 30, 1999, the managing general  partner's total costs incurred on the
Year 2000 problem were $2.3 million,  of which  approximately $200 thousand were
incurred to replace non-compliant systems.

The risks  associated with the Year 2000 problem are  significant.  A failure to
remedy a critical  Year 2000 problem could have a materially  adverse  affect on
the Partnership's results of operations and financial condition. The most likely
worst case scenario  which may be encountered as a result of a Year 2000 problem
could include  information and non-information  system failures,  the receipt or
transmission of erroneous  data, lost data or a combination of similar  problems
of a magnitude that cannot be accurately assessed at this time.

In the  business  continuity  and  contingency  planning  phase of the  managing
general partner's Year 2000 project, contingency plans were designed to mitigate
the exposures to mission critical  information  technology systems,  such as oil
and gas sales receipts, vendor and royalty cash distributions,  debt compliance,
accounting,  and employee  compensation.  Such contingency  plans anticipate the
extensive utilization of third-party data processing services, personal computer
applications  and the  substitution  of courier  and mail  services  in place of
electronic data interchange.  Given the uncertainties regarding the scope of the
Year 2000 problem and the compliance of significant third parties,  there can be
no  assurance  that  contingency  plans  will  have  anticipated  all Year  2000
scenarios.

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



                           Part II. Other Information


Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)     Exhibits

        27.1   Financial Data Schedule

(b)     Reports on Form 8-K - none


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



                               S I G N A T U R E S



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


                                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.

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





Dated:  August 10, 1999           By:      /s/ Rich Dealy
                                           -------------------------------
                                           Rich Dealy, Vice President and
                                           Chief Accounting Officer



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