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


                                    FORM 10-Q


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

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996

                                       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 No. 33-26097-05


                           PARKER & PARSLEY 90-A, L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                Delaware                                   75-2329245
      (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 90-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                                    June 30,      December 31,
                                                      1996            1995
                                                  -----------     -----------
                                                  (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
    bearing deposits of $136,857 at June 30
    and $118,538 at December 31                   $   137,057     $   118,751
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales              79,074          67,632
                                                   ----------      ----------

        Total current assets                          216,131         186,383

Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method              5,052,742       5,246,047
    Accumulated depletion                          (3,095,629)     (3,154,493)
                                                   ----------      ----------

        Net oil and gas properties                  1,957,113       2,091,554
                                                   ----------      ----------

                                                  $ 2,173,244     $ 2,277,937
                                                   ==========      ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable - affiliate                    $    27,848     $    41,576

Partners' capital:
  Limited partners (6,811 interests)                2,124,031       2,213,917
  Managing general partner                             21,365          22,444
                                                   ----------      ----------

                                                    2,145,396       2,236,361
                                                   ----------      ----------

                                                  $ 2,173,244     $ 2,277,937
                                                   ==========      ==========

         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 90-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)


                                   Three months ended       Six months ended
                                        June 30,                June 30,
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
                                    1996        1995        1996        1995
                                 ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Revenues:
  Oil and gas sales              $ 183,070   $ 168,625   $ 367,716   $ 351,169
  Interest income                    1,697       1,988       3,114       3,638
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------

     Total revenues                184,767     170,613     370,830     354,807

Costs and expenses:
  Production costs                  72,605      83,360     147,773     171,471
  General and administrative
    expenses                         6,260       4,789      11,799      10,956
  Depletion                         47,333      98,515      99,108     218,104
  Loss on sale of assets            28,704          -       28,704          -
  Amortization of organization
    costs                               -          239          -          957
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------

     Total costs and expenses      154,902     186,903     287,384     401,488
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------

Net income (loss)                $  29,865   $ (16,290)  $  83,446   $ (46,681)
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Allocation of net income (loss):
  Managing general partner       $     298   $    (160)  $     834   $    (457)
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========

  Limited partners               $  29,567   $ (16,130)  $  82,612   $ (46,224)
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Net income (loss) per limited
  partnership interest           $    4.34   $   (2.37)  $   12.13   $   (6.79)
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest           $   13.83   $   13.38   $   25.33   $   26.45
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========

         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 90-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




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

Balance at January 1, 1995            $  32,653     $3,233,970     $3,266,623

    Distributions                        (1,820)      (180,162)      (181,982)

    Net loss                               (457)       (46,224)       (46,681)
                                       --------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1995              $  30,376     $3,007,584     $3,037,960
                                       ========      =========      =========


Balance at January 1, 1996            $  22,444     $2,213,917     $2,236,361

    Distributions                        (1,913)      (172,498)      (174,411)

    Net income                              834         82,612         83,446
                                       --------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1996              $  21,365     $2,124,031     $2,145,396
                                       ========      =========      =========










         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 90-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                         Six months ended
                                                              June 30,
                                                        1996           1995
                                                     ----------     ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:

 Net income (loss)                                   $   83,446     $  (46,681)
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
  net cash provided by operating activities:
    Depletion and amortization                           99,108        219,061
    Loss on sale of assets                               28,704             -
 Changes in assets and liabilities:
    (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable          (11,442)         6,963
    Increase (decrease) in accounts payable             (13,470)        12,403
                                                      ---------      ---------

      Net cash provided by operating activities         186,346        191,746

Cash flows from investing activities:

 Additions to oil and gas properties                       (457)        (4,747)
 Proceeds from sale of assets                             6,828             -
                                                      ---------      ---------

      Net cash provided by (used in) investing
        activities                                        6,371         (4,747)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 Cash distributions to partners                        (174,411)      (181,982)
                                                      ---------      ---------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                18,306          5,017
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        118,751        116,292
                                                      ---------      ---------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $  137,057     $  121,309
                                                      =========      =========

         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 90-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


NOTE 1.

Parker  &  Parsley  90-A,  L.P.  (the  "Registrant")  is a  limited  partnership
organized in 1990 under the laws of the State of Delaware.

The Registrant  engages  primarily in oil and gas  development and production in
the  Spraberry  Trend area of West  Texas and is not  involved  in any  industry
segment other than oil and gas.

NOTE 2.

In the opinion of management, the Registrant's unaudited financial statements as
of June 30, 1996 include 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.  However,  these  interim  results  are  not
necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The  financial  statements  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial
statements and the notes thereto  contained in the  Registrant's  Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31,  1995,  as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission,  a copy of which is  available  upon request by writing to
Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President,  303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas
79701.

NOTE 3.

A loss of $28,704 on sale of assets to Costilla  Energy,  L.L.C.  was recognized
during  the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996.  This loss was the result of the
write-off of remaining  capitalized well costs for one gas well of $35,532, less
proceeds received of $6,828.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (1)

Results of Operations

Six months ended June 30, 1996 compared with six months ended
   June 30, 1995

Revenues:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  increased to $367,716 from $351,169 for
the six months  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively,  an increase of 5%.
The  increase  in  revenues resulted from  a  14%  increase in the average price
received per barrel of oil and a 27% increase in the average price  received per

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mcf of gas,  offset by a 10% decline in barrels of oil  produced  and sold and a
14% decline in mcf of gas  produced and sold . For the six months ended June 30,
1996,  12,900 barrels of oil were sold compared to 14,337 for the same period in
1995,  a decrease  of 1,437  barrels.  For the six months  ended June 30,  1996,
46,721 mcf of gas were sold  compared to 54,512 for the same  period in 1995,  a
decrease of 7,791 mcf. Of the decrease,  5,332 mcf, or 10%, was  attributable to
the sale of one gas well.  The remainder of the  decrease,  2,459 mcf or 4%, was
due to the decline  characteristics  of the Registrant's oil and gas properties.
Management  expects a certain amount of decline in production to continue in the
future  until  the  Registrant's  economically  recoverable  reserves  are fully
depleted.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $2.55 from $17.61 for the
six months ended June 30, 1995 to $20.16 for the same period ended June 30, 1996
while the average price  received per mcf of gas increased from $1.81 during the
six months ended June 30, 1995 to $2.30 for the same period in 1996.  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  Registrant 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, 1996.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses decreased to $287,384 for the six months ended June 30,
1996 as  compared  to  $401,488  for the same  period  in 1996,  a  decrease  of
$114,104,  or 28%.  This  decrease  was due to  declines  in  production  costs,
depletion and amortization of organization costs, offset by increases in general
and administrative expenses ("G&A") and loss on sale of assets.

Production  costs  were  $147,773  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1996 and
$171,471 for the same period in 1995  resulting in a $23,698  decrease,  or 14%.
The decrease was due to reductions in well repair and maintenance costs.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  costs.  During  this  period,  G&A  increased,   in
aggregate, 8% from $10,956 for the six months ended June 30, 1995 to $11,799 for
the same period in 1996.

Depletion  was  $99,108  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1996  compared  to
$218,104 for the same period in 1995.  This  represented a decrease in depletion
of $118,996, or 55%, primarily  attributable to the adoption of the provision of
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of"
("FAS  121")  effective  the  fourth  quarter of 1995 and the  reduction  of net
depletable  basis  resulting  from the  charge  taken  upon  such  adoption.  In
addition,  $9,660 or 4% of the decrease was  attributable to the sale of one gas
well  during  the six  months  ended  June  30,  1996.  Depletion  was  computed
property-by-property  utilizing  the  unit-of-production  method  based upon the
dominant mineral produced, generally oil. Oil production decreased 1,437 barrels
for the six months  ended June 30, 1996 from the same period in 1995,  while oil
reserves of barrels were revised downward by 21,993 barrels, or 6%.

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A loss on sale of assets of $28,704 was  recognized  during the six months ended
June  30,  1996.  This  loss  was  the  result  of the  write-off  of  remaining
capitalized  well costs for one gas well of $35,532,  less proceeds  received of
$6,828.

Three months ended June 30, 1996 compared with three months ended
   June 30, 1995

Revenues:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  increased to $183,070 from $168,625 for
the three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively,  an increase of 9%.
The  increase  in revenues  resulted  from a 19%  increase in the average  price
received per barrel of oil and a 45% increase in the average price  received per
mcf of gas,  offset by a 10% decline in barrels of oil  produced  and sold and a
21% decline in mcf of gas produced and sold. For the three months ended June 30,
1996,  6,224  barrels of oil were sold  compared to 6,930 for the same period in
1995,  a decrease  of 706  barrels,  due to the decline  characteristics  of the
Registrant's  oil and gas properties.  For the three months ended June 30, 1996,
20,828 mcf of gas were sold  compared to 26,523 for the same  period in 1995,  a
decrease of 5,695 mcf. Of the decrease,  3,091 mcf, or 12%, was  attributable to
the sale of one gas well.  The remainder of the decrease,  2,604 mcf, or 9%, was
due to the decline characteristics of the Registrant's oil and gas properties.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $3.43 from $18.04 for the
three months ended June 30, 1995 to $21.47 for the same period in 1996 while the
average  price  received  per mcf of gas  increased  from $1.64 during the three
months ended June 30, 1995 to $2.37 in 1996.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased to $154,902 for the three months ended June
30,  1996 as compared  to  $186,903  for the same period in 1995,  a decrease of
$32,001,  or  17%.  This  decrease  was due to  declines  in  production  costs,
depletion and amortization of organization costs, offset by increases in G&A and
loss on sale of assets.

Production  costs were  $72,605  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1996 and
$83,360 for the same period in 1995 resulting in a $10,755 decrease, or 13%. The
decrease was due to reductions in well repair and maintenance costs.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period, G&A increased, in aggregate,  31% from $4,789 for the three months ended
June 30, 1995 to $6,260 for the same period in 1996.

Depletion  was $47,333  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1996  compared to
$98,515 for the same period in 1995. This represented a decrease in depletion of
$51,182,  or 52%,  primarily  attributable to the adoption of FAS 121 the fourth
quarter of 1995,  as  discussed  previously.  In  addition,  $4,501 or 4% of the
decrease  was  attributable  to the sale of one gas well during the three months
ended June 30, 1996. Oil  production  decreased 706 barrels for the three months
ended June 30, 1996 from the same period in 1995.

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A loss on sale of assets of $28,704 was recognized during the three months ended
June  30,  1996.  This  loss  was  the  result  of the  write-off  of  remaining
capitalized  well costs for one gas well of $35,532,  less proceeds  received of
$6,828.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating  activities decreased during the six months ended
June 30, 1996 $5,400 from the same period ended June 30, 1995. This decrease was
primarily due to a decline in oil and gas receipts and an increase in production
costs paid.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

The Registrant's principal investing activities during the six months ended June
30, 1996 and 1995 were for  expenditures  related to  equipment  replacement  on
various oil and gas properties.

Proceeds  of $6,828 were  received  from the sale of one gas well during the six
months ended June 30, 1996.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was   sufficient  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1996  to  cover
distributions  to the partners of $174,411 of which $172,498 was  distributed to
the limited partners and $1,913 to the managing  general  partner.  For the same
period  ended  June 30,  1995,  cash was  sufficient  for  distributions  to the
partners of $181,982 of which $180,162 was  distributed to the limited  partners
and $1,820 to the managing general partner.

It is expected  that future net cash  provided by operating  activities  will be
sufficient for any capital expenditures and any distributions. As the production
from the properties declines, distributions are also expected to decrease.

- ---------------

(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 - none

(b)      Form 8-K - none

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 90-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 90-A, L.P.

                              By:   Parker & Parsley Development L.P.,
                                     Managing General Partner
                                    By:   Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc.
                                          ("PPUSA"), General Partner




Dated:  August 12, 1996       By:    /s/ Steven L. Beal
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer of PPUSA



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