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, 1997

                                    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 0-15408


                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                   in its limited partnership agreement)


Tennessee                                          75-2104619    
(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 12.



                      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, 1996 which are found in the Registrant's Form 10-K Report
for 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The December 31,
1996 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the Registrant's 1996
Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three month period ended
March 31, 1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the full year.



                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V

                              Balance Sheets


                                                 March 31,     December 31,
                                                   1997           1996
                                                   ----           ----
                                                (unaudited)

  Assets

Current assets:
 Cash and equivalents                         $     21,263        16,380
 Receivable from Managing General Partner          131,498       190,242
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Total current assets                           152,761       206,622
                                                 ---------     ---------
Oil and gas properties - using 
 the full-cost method of accounting              6,159,438     6,159,438
  Less accumulated depreciation,
   depletion and amortization                    4,843,520     4,808,520
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Net oil and gas properties                   1,315,918     1,350,918
                                                 ---------     ---------
                                              $  1,468,679     1,557,540
                                                 =========     =========

  Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                             $      5,300           -  
 Distributions payable                                 327            84
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Total current liabilities                        5,627            84
                                                 ---------     ---------
Partners' equity:
 General partners                                 (529,888)     (520,448)
 Limited partners                                1,992,940     2,077,904
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Total partners' equity                       1,463,052     1,557,456
                                                 ---------     ---------
                                              $  1,468,679     1,557,540
                                                 =========     =========



                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V

                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                         1997       1996
                                                         ----       ----

  Revenues

Income from net profits interests                   $   137,592     78,621
Interest                                                    436        223
                                                        -------     ------
                                                        138,028     78,844
                                                        -------     ------
  Expenses

General and administrative                               34,432     34,912
Depreciation, depletion and amortization                 35,000     32,000
                                                        -------     ------
                                                         69,432     66,912
                                                        -------     ------

Net income                                          $    68,596     11,932
                                                        =======     ======

Net income allocated to:

 Managing General Partner                           $     6,174      1,074
                                                        =======     ======
 General partner                                    $       686        119
                                                        =======     ======
 Limited partners                                   $    61,736     10,739
                                                        =======     ======
  Per limited partner unit                          $      8.23       1.43
                                                        =======     ======



                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)

                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                         1997       1996
                                                         ----       ----

Cash flows from operating activities:

 Cash received from income from net profits
  interests                                         $   196,336     93,056
 Cash paid to suppliers                                 (29,132)   (30,562)
 Interest received                                          436        223
                                                       --------    -------
 Net cash provided by operating activities              167,640     62,717
                                                       --------    -------
Cash flows used in financing activities:

 Distributions to partners                             (162,757)   (64,919)
                                                       --------    -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                              4,883     (2,202)

 Beginning of period                                     16,380     24,788
                                                       --------    -------
 End of period                                      $    21,263     22,586
                                                       ========    =======

                                                                (continued)



                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V

                    Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                                (unaudited)

                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                         1997       1996
                                                         ----       ----

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

Net income                                          $    68,596     11,932

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

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization               35,000     32,000
  Decrease in receivables                                58,744     14,435
  Increase in payables                                    5,300      4,350
                                                        -------     ------
Net cash provided by operating activities           $   167,640     62,717
                                                        =======     ======
 


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

General

Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V was organized as a Tennessee limited
partnership on May 1, 1986, after receipt from investors of $1,000,000 in
limited partner capital contributions.  The offering of limited partnership
interests began on January 22, 1986 and concluded on July 22, 1986, with
total limited partner contributions of $7,500,000.

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

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

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

Based on current conditions, management anticipates performing workovers
during 1997 to enhance production.  The Partnership may have a slight
increase in 1997 and 1998, but thereafter, the Partnership could possibly
experience a normal decline of 8% to 10% a year.



Results of Operations

A.  General Comparison of the Quarters Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996:

                                               Three Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                                 March 31,       Increase
                                              1997      1996    (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----    ----------
Average price per barrel of oil           $   20.75     19.24       8%
Average price per mcf of gas              $    2.32      2.14       8%
Oil production in barrels                     9,000     5,700      58%
Gas production in mcf                        39,400    36,800       7%
Income from net profits interests         $ 137,592    78,621      75%
Partnership distributions                 $ 163,000    65,000     151%
Limited partner distributions             $ 146,700    58,500     151%
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                 $   19.56      7.80     151%
Number of limited partner units               7,499     7,499

Revenues

The Partnership's income from net profits interests increased to $137,592
from $78,621 for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively, an
increase of 75%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the
quarters ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are as follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared to the
    quarter ended March 31, 1996 by 8%, or $1.51 per barrel, resulting in an
    increase of approximately $8,600 in income from net profits interests. 
    Oil sales represented 67% of total oil and gas sales during the quarter
    ended March 31, 1997 as compared to 58% during the quarter ended March
    31, 1996.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership increased
    during the same period by 8%, or $.18 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $6,600 in income from net profits interests.  

    The total increase in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately $15,200. 
    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.



2.  Oil production increased approximately 3,300 barrels or 58% during the
    quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared to the quarter ended March 31,
    1996, resulting in an increase of approximately $68,500 in income from
    net profits interests.

    Gas production increased approximately 2,600 mcf or 7% during the same
    period, resulting in an increase of approximately $6,000 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The total increase in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in production is approximately $74,500.  The increase is primarily a
    result of the successful workovers on two leases and the effects of a
    successful waterflood.

3.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 28% higher, or
    approximately $30,500 more during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 as
    compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1996.  The increase is primarily
    a result of successful workover costs on a previously shut-in well.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased to $69,432 from $66,912 for the quarters
ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively, an increase of 4%.  The increase
is the result of higher depletion expense, offset by a decrease in general
and administrative expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 1%
    or approximately $500 during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared
    to the quarter ended March 31, 1996.

2.  Depletion expense increased to $35,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
    1997 from $32,000 for the same period in 1996.  This represents an
    increase of 9%.  Depletion is calculated using the units of revenue
    method of amortization based on a percentage of current period gross
    revenues to total future gross oil and gas revenues, as estimated by the
    Partnership's independent petroleum consultants.  Consequently, depletion
    will generally fluctuate in direct relation to oil and gas revenues.  As
    noted above, oil and gas revenues increased due to an increase in price
    and production for the quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared to the
    same period for 1996.  Depletion reflected a comparable increase.



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 $167,600 in
the quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared to approximately $62,700 in the
quarter ended March 31, 1996.  The primary source of the 1997 cash flow from
operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $162,800 in the
quarter ended March 31, 1997 as compared to approximately $64,900 in the
quarter ended March 31, 1996.  The only use in financing activities was the
distributions to partners.

Total distributions during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 were $163,000 of
which $146,700 was distributed to the limited partners and $16,300 to the
general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during the
quarter ended March 31, 1997 was $19.56.  Total distributions during the
quarter ended March 31, 1996 were $65,000 of which $58,500 was distributed to
the limited partners and $6,500 to the general partners.  The per unit
distribution to limited partners during the quarter ended March 31, 1996 was
$7.80.  

The source for the 1997 distributions of $163,000 was oil and gas operations
of approximately $167,600, resulting in excess cash for contingencies or
subsequent distributions.  The source for the 1996 distributions of $65,000
was oil and gas operations of approximately $62,700, with the balance from
available cash on hand at the beginning of the period.

Since inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash distributions of
$7,039,043 have been made to the partners.  As of March 31, 1997, $6,318,770
or $842.62 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the limited
partners, representing an 84% return of the capital contributed.

As of March 31, 1997, the Partnership had approximately $147,100 in working
capital.  The Managing General Partner knows of no unusual contractual
commitments and believes the revenues generated from operations are adequate
to meet the needs of the Partnership.



                       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:
          
               27  Financial Data Schedule

          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

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



                                SIGNATURES


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


                              SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES, INC.
                              INCOME FUND V,
                              a Tennessee 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, 1997