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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 September 30, 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 14.



                      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 note 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  and
nine  month periods ended September 30, 1997 are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the full year.



                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V
                                     
                              Balance Sheets

                                              September 30,   December 31,
                                                   1997           1996
                                              -------------   ------------
                                               (unaudited)
Assets

Current assets
 Cash and cash equivalents                     $        -         16,380
 Receivable from Managing General Partner         114,722        190,242
 Distribution receivable                              288              -
                                                ---------      ---------
     Total current assets                         115,010        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                   4,908,520      4,808,520
                                                ---------      ---------
     Net oil and gas properties                 1,250,918      1,350,918
                                                ---------      ---------
                                               $1,365,928      1,557,540
                                                =========      =========

Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liabilities
 Distribution payable                          $        -             84
 Bank overdraft                                     1,729              -
                                                ---------      ---------
     Total current liabilities                      1,729             84
                                                ---------      ---------
Partners' equity
 General partners                               (539,774)      (520,448)
 Limited partners                               1,903,973      2,077,904
                                                ---------      ---------
     Total partners' equity                     1,364,199      1,557,456
                                                ---------      ---------
                                               $1,365,928      1,557,540
                                                =========      =========


                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V
                                     
                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


                                Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,         September 30,
                                  1997      1996        1997      1996

Revenues

Income from net profits
 interests                    $   50,064    96,828     265,428   239,175
Interest                              72       256         788       745
                                  ------    ------     -------   -------
                                  50,136    97,084     266,216   239,920
                                  ------    ------     -------   -------
Expenses

General and administrative        27,637    28,427      90,473    91,241
Depreciation, depletion and
 amortization                     32,000    46,000     100,000   113,000
                                  ------    ------     -------   -------
                                  59,637    74,427     190,473   204,241
                                  ------    ------     -------   -------
Net income (loss)             $  (9,501)    22,657      75,743    35,679
                                  ======    ======     =======   =======



Net income (loss) allocated to:

 Managing General Partner     $    (854)     2,040       6,817     3,211
                                  ======    ======     =======   =======
 General Partner              $     (96)       226         757       357
                                  ======    ======     =======   =======
 Limited Partners             $  (8,551)    20,391      68,169    32,111
                                  ======    ======     =======   =======
  Per limited partner unit    $   (1.14)      2.72        9.09      4.28
                                  ======    ======     =======   =======



                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V
                                     
                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)


                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,
                                                       1997       1996
Cash flows from operating activities

 Cash received from income from net
  profits interests                                $  340,948    236,703
 Cash paid to suppliers                              (90,473)   (91,241)
 Interest received                                        788        745
                                                      -------    -------

  Net cash provided by operating activities           251,263    146,207
                                                      -------    -------
Cash flows provided by investing activities

 Cash received from sale of oil and gas
  property interest                                         -     12,500
                                                      -------    -------
Cash flows from financing activities

 Distributions to partners                          (269,372)  (165,989)
 Bank overdraft                                         1,729          -
                                                      -------    -------

  Net cash used in financing activities             (267,643)  (165,989)
- -------                                            -------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents            (16,380)    (7,282)

 Beginning of period                                   16,380     24,788
                                                      -------    -------
 End of period                                     $        -     17,506
=======                                            =======

                                                             (continued)


                  Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund V
                                     
                    Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                                (unaudited)


                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,
                                                       1997       1996
Reconciliation of net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities

Net income                                         $   75,743     35,679

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

 Depreciation, depletion and amortization             100,000    113,000
 (Increase) decrease in receivables                    75,520    (2,472)
                                                      -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating activities          $  251,263    146,207
                                                      =======    =======




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 September 30, 1997 and 1996

The  following  table  provides certain information  regarding  performance
factors for the quarters ended September 30, 1997 and 1996:

                                                 Three Months
                                                    Ended        Percentage
                                                September 30,     Increase
                                                1997      1996   (Decrease)

Average price per barrel of oil            $   18.42    22.01    (16%)
Average price per mcf of gas               $    2.33     2.20       6%
Oil production in barrels                      8,300    8,600     (3%)
Gas production in mcf                         41,700   37,200      12%
Income from net profits interests          $  50,064   96,828    (48%)
Partnership distributions                  $  30,000   45,000    (33%)
Limited partner distributions              $  27,000   40,500    (33%)
Per unit distribution to limited partners  $    3.60     5.40    (33%)
Number of limited partner units                7,499    7,499

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased  to  $50,064
from   $96,828  for  the  quarters  ended  September  30,  1997  and  1996,
respectively,  a  decrease  of 48%.  The principal  factors  affecting  the
comparison  of  the  quarters ended September 30,  1997  and  1996  are  as
follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased  during the quarter ended September 30, 1997 as  compared  to
    the  quarter  ended  September 30, 1996 by 16%, or  $3.59  per  barrel,
    resulting  in  a decrease of approximately $30,900 in income  from  net
    profits  interests.  Oil sales represented 61% of  total  oil  and  gas
    sales  during the quarter ended September 30, 1997 as compared  to  70%
    during the quarter ended September 30, 1996.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    increased  during the same period by 6%, or $.13 per mcf, resulting  in
    an  increase  of  approximately  $4,800  in  income  from  net  profits
    interests.

    The  net total decrease in income from net profits interests due to the
    change  in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately
    $26,100.   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.



2. Oil  production  decreased approximately 300 barrels or  3%  during  the
   quarter  ended  September  30, 1997 as compared  to  the  quarter  ended
   September  30, 1996, resulting in a decrease of approximately $5,500  in
   income from net profits interests.

    Gas production increased approximately 4,500 mcf or 12% during the same
    period,  resulting  in an increase of approximately $10,500  in  income
    from net profits interests.

    The  net total increase in income from net profits interests due to the
    change  in  production  is  approximately  $5,000.   The  increase   in
    production  is primarily attributable to the re-opening of a previously
    shut-in well and the successful workovers on three wells.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  15%  higher,  or
    approximately $26,700 more during the quarter ended September 30,  1997
    as  compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1996.  The increase  in
    lease operating costs and production taxes is primarily attributable to
    workover costs incurred in 1997 as compared to 1996 and lease operating
    costs  the  Managing General Partner failed to bill the Partnership  on
    one  lease  for  a three year period.  The increase in lease  operating
    costs was partially offset by a refund of three years of gas production
    tax.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $59,637 from $74,427 for the quarters
ended  September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively, a decrease of  20%.   The
decrease  is  the  result of lower general and administrative  expense  and
depletion expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering  fees,  computer services, postage,  and  Managing  General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 3%
    or  approximately $800 during the quarter ended September 30,  1997  as
    compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1996.

2.  Depletion  expense decreased to $32,000 for the quarter ended September
    30,  1997 from $46,000 for the same period in 1996.  This represents  a
    decrease  of 30%.  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.   Contributing
    factors  to  the  decline in depletion expense between the  comparative
    periods were the decrease in gross oil and gas revenue and the increase
    in  the  price of oil used to determine the Partnership's reserves  for
    January 1, 1997 as compared to 1996.



B.  General Comparison of the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 1997
and 1996

The  following  table  provides certain information  regarding  performance
factors for the nine month periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996:

                                                 Nine Months
                                                    Ended        Percentage
                                                September 30,     Increase
                                                1997      1996   (Decrease)

Average price per barrel of oil            $   19.55    21.05     (7%)
Average price per mcf of gas               $    2.34     2.24       4%
Oil production in barrels                     25,900   19,800      31%
Gas production in mcf                        122,600  111,100      10%
Income from net profits interests          $ 265,428  239,175      11%
Partnership distributions                  $ 269,000  166,113      62%
Limited partner distributions              $ 242,100  150,313      61%
Per unit distribution to limited partners  $   32.28    20.04      61%
Number of limited partner units                7,499    7,499

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests increased to  $265,428
from  $239,175  for  the nine months ended September  30,  1997  and  1996,
respectively,  an  increase of 11%.  The principal  factors  affecting  the
comparison  of  the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and  1996  are  as
follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased  during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 as  compared
    to the nine months ended September 30, 1996 by 7%, or $1.50 per barrel,
    resulting  in  a decrease of approximately $29,700 in income  from  net
    profits  interests.  Oil sales represented 64% of  total  oil  and  gas
    sales  during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 as  compared  to
    63% during the nine months ended September 30, 1996.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    increased  during the same period by 4%, or $.10 per mcf, resulting  in
    an  increase  of  approximately $11,100  in  income  from  net  profits
    interests.

    The  net total decrease in income from net profits interests due to the
    change  in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately
    $18,600.   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 6,100 barrels or 31% during  the
   nine  months  ended September 30, 1997 as compared to  the  nine  months
   ended  September  30,  1996, resulting in an increase  of  approximately
   $119,300 in income from net profits interests.

    Gas  production  increased approximately 11,500 mcf or 10%  during  the
    same  period,  resulting  in an increase of  approximately  $26,900  in
    income from net profits interests.

    The  total  increase in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change  in  production  is  approximately  $146,200.  The  increase  in
    production  is primarily attributable to the re-opening of a previously
    shut-in well and the successful workovers on three wells.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  24%  higher,  or
    approximately $101,700 more during the nine months ended September  30,
    1997  as  compared to the nine months ended September  30,  1996.   The
    increase  in  lease operating costs and production taxes  is  primarily
    attributable to workover costs incurred in 1997 as compared to 1996 and
    lease  operating costs the Managing General Partner failed to bill  the
    Partnership  on  one lease for a three year period.   The  increase  in
    lease  operating costs was partially offset by a refund of three  years
    of gas production tax.

Costs and Expenses

Total  costs and expenses decreased to $190,473 from $204,241 for the  nine
months  ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively, a decrease of  7%.
The  decrease is the result of lower general and administrative expense and
depletion expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering  fees,  computer services, postage,  and  Managing  General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 1%
    or  approximately $800 during the nine months ended September 30,  1997
    as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1996.

2.  Depletion  expense  decreased to $100,000 for  the  nine  months  ended
    September  30,  1997 from $113,000 for the same period in  1996.   This
    represents a decrease of 12%.  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.   A
    contributing  factor  to the decline in depletion expense  between  the
    comparative  periods  was the increase in the  price  of  oil  used  to
    determine the Partnership's reserves for January 1, 1997 as compared to
    1996.



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 $251,300  in
the  nine  months  ended  September 30, 1997 as compared  to  approximately
$146,200  in the nine months ended September 30, 1996.  The primary  source
of the 1997 cash flow from operating activities was profitable operations.

There  were  no  cash flows provided by investing activities  in  the  nine
months  ended September 30, 1997 as compared to $12,500 in the nine  months
ended September 30, 1996.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $267,600 in  the
nine  months ended September 30, 1997 as compared to approximately $166,000
in  the nine months ended September 30, 1996.  The primary use of financing
activities was the distributions to partners.

Total  distributions during the nine months ended September 30,  1997  were
$269,000  of  which  $242,100 was distributed to the limited  partners  and
$26,900  to  the  general partners.  The per unit distribution  to  limited
partners during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 was $32.28.  Total
distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were $166,113
of  which  $150,313 was distributed to the limited partners and $15,800  to
the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during
the nine months ended September 30, 1996 was $20.04.

The  source  for  the  1997  distributions of  $269,000  was  oil  and  gas
operations of approximately $251,300, with the balance from available  cash
on  hand  at  the  beginning  of the period.   The  sources  for  the  1996
distributions  of  $166,113  were oil and gas operations  of  approximately
$146,200  and  the  change in oil and gas properties of $12,500,  with  the
balance from available cash on hand at the beginning of the period.

Since  inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash  distributions
of  $7,145,043 have been made to the partners.  As of September  30,  1997,
$6,414,170 or $855.34 per limited partner unit has been distributed to  the
limited partners, representing an 86% return of the capital contributed.

As  of  September 30, 1997, the Partnership had approximately  $113,300  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) 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:     November 15, 1997