FORM 15

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

             CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
          UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR
         SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                                  Commission File Number 0-17722

                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-B, LTD.
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Certificate
                             of Limited Partnership)

                        16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400
                              Houston, Texas 77060
                                 (281) 874-2700
   (Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

                            Limited Partnership Units
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                     -None-
           (Titles of all other classes of securities for which
         a duty to file reports under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

     Please  place  an X in  the  box(es)  to  designate  the  appropriate  rule
provisions(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

     Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)     |x|      Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)   |_|
     Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)    |_|      Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  |_|
     Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)     |_|      Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   |_|
     Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)    |_|      Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)  |_|
                                      Rule 15d-6            |_|

Approximate number of holders of record as of the
certification or notice date:       0

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, Swift
Energy Income Partners 1988-B, Ltd., has caused this  certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

Date: October 31, 2002    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-B, LTD.

                          By: Swift Energy Company, as Managing General Partner


                           By:  /s/Bruce H. Vincent
                               ------------------------------------------------
                               Bruce H. Vincent, Executive Vice President-
                               Corporate Development