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 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 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.

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                       Page
                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.     Financial Statements

            Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1997 and
              December 31, 1996.......................................    3

            Statements of Operations for the three months
              ended March 31, 1997 and 1996...........................    4

            Statement of Partners' Capital for the three months
              ended March 31, 1997....................................    5

            Statements of Cash Flows for the three months
              ended March 31, 1997 and 1996...........................    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..........................    9

            27.    Financial Data Schedule

            Signatures................................................   10


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

                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                                       March 31,    December 31,
                                                           1997         1996
                                                     -----------    -----------
                                                     (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
     bearing deposits of $134,013 at March 31
     and $102,316 at December 31                     $   134,244    $   127,525
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales                 82,413        131,628
                                                      ----------     ----------
         Total current assets                            216,657        259,153
                                                      ----------     ----------
Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method                 5,054,658      5,053,096
Accumulated depletion                                 (3,202,112)    (3,165,751)
                                                      ----------     ----------
         Net oil and gas properties                    1,852,546      1,887,345
                                                      ----------     ----------
                                                     $ 2,069,203    $ 2,146,498
                                                      ==========     ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable - affiliate                       $    16,000    $    18,703
  Accounts payable - other                                   -               32
                                                      ----------     ----------
                                                          16,000         18,735
                                                      ----------     ----------
Partners' capital:
  Managing general partner                                20,613         21,358
  Limited partners (6,811 interests)                   2,032,590      2,106,405
                                                      ----------     ----------
                                                       2,053,203      2,127,763
                                                      ----------     ----------
                                                     $ 2,069,203    $ 2,146,498
                                                      ==========     ==========


  The financial information included as of March 31, 1997 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
                                                             March 31,
                                                     -------------------------
                                                        1997           1996
                                                     ----------     ----------
Revenues:
  Oil and gas                                        $  180,231     $  184,646
  Interest                                                1,845          1,417
                                                      ---------      ---------
                                                        182,076        186,063
                                                      ---------      ---------
Costs and expenses:
  Oil and gas production                                 73,955         75,168
  General and administrative                              5,930          5,539
  Depletion                                              36,361         51,775
                                                      ---------      ---------
                                                        116,246        132,482
                                                      ---------      ---------
Net income                                           $   65,830     $   53,581
                                                      =========      =========
Allocation of net income:
  Managing general partner                           $      658     $      536
                                                      =========      =========
  Limited partners                                   $   65,172     $   53,045
                                                      =========      =========
Net income per limited partnership interest          $     9.57     $     7.79
                                                      =========      =========
Distributions per limited partnership interest       $    20.41     $    11.50
                                                      =========      =========



         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)

                         STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




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

Balance at January 1, 1997           $   21,358     $ 2,106,405     $ 2,127,763

    Distributions                        (1,403)       (138,987)       (140,390)

    Net income                              658          65,172          65,830
                                      ---------      ----------      ----------

Balance at March 31, 1997            $   20,613     $ 2,032,590     $ 2,053,203
                                      =========      ==========      ==========





         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)




                                                         Three months ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                         1997          1996
                                                      ----------    ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                          $   65,830    $   53,581
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
    cash provided by operating activities:
      Depletion                                           36,361        51,775
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
      (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable          49,215       (14,547)
      Decrease in accounts payable                        (2,735)      (18,487)
                                                       ---------     ---------
        Net cash provided by operating activities        148,671        72,322
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to oil and gas properties                     (1,562)         (264)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Cash distributions to partners                        (140,390)      (79,211)
                                                       ---------     ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       6,719        (7,153)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         127,525       118,751
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $  134,244    $  111,598
                                                       =========     =========


         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
                                 March 31, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1.     Organization and nature of operations

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

The Partnership  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.     Basis of presentation

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements as of March 31,
1997 of the Partnership  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  Partnership's  Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31,  1996,  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.

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

Results of Operations

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $180,231 from $184,646 for
the three  months  ended  March 31, 1997 and 1996,  respectively,  a decrease of
$4,415.  The decrease in revenues resulted from a 16% decrease in barrels of oil
produced and sold and a 23% decrease in mcf of gas produced and sold,  offset by
a 16%  increase  in the  average  price  received  per  barrel  of oil and a 28%
increase in the average  price  received  per mcf of gas.  For the three  months
ended March 31, 1997,  5,581  barrels of oil were sold compared to 6,676 for the
same period in 1996,  a decrease of 1,095  barrels.  For the three  months ended
March 31,  1997,  19,910  mcf of gas were sold  compared  to 25,893 for the same
period in 1996, a decrease of 5,983 mcf. Of the decrease,  1,673 mcf, or 6%, was
attributable  to the sale of one gas well  during  1996.  The  remainder  of the


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decrease,  4,310 mcf,  or 17%,  was due to the  decline  characteristics  of the
Partnership's  oil  and  gas  properties.   Because  of  these  characteristics,
management  expects a certain amount of decline in production to continue in the
future  until the  Partnership's  economically  recoverable  reserves  are fully
depleted.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $3.07 from $18.94 for the
three months  ended March 31, 1996 to $22.01 for the same period in 1997,  while
the average price  received per mcf of gas increased from $2.25 during the three
months  ended March 31,  1996 to $2.88 for the same  period in 1997.  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 three months ended
March 31, 1997.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses  decreased to $116,246 for the three months ended March
31,  1997 as compared  to  $132,482  for the same period in 1996,  a decrease of
$16,236,  or 12%.  This  decrease  was due to declines in  production  costs and
depletion, offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses ("G&A").

Production  costs were  $73,955  for the three  months  ended March 31, 1997 and
$75,168  for the same  period  in 1996,  resulting  in a $1,213  decrease.  This
decrease was due to declines in well repair and maintenance costs and ad valorem
taxes.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  and  operating  costs.   During  this  period,  G&A
increased,  in  aggregate,  7% from $5,539 for the three  months ended March 31,
1996 to $5,930 for the same period in 1997.

Depletion  was $36,361  for the three  months  ended March 31, 1997  compared to
$51,775  for the same  period in 1996,  a  decrease  of  $15,414,  or 30%.  This
decrease was primarily  attributable to the following factors:  (i) a decline in
oil  production  of 1,095  barrels for the three  months ended March 31, 1997 as
compared  to the same  period in 1996,  (ii) an upward  revision  in oil and gas
reserves, and (iii) the sale of one gas well during the three months ended March
31, 1996.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating  activities  increased  $76,349  during the three
months ended March 31, 1997 from the same period in 1996.  This increase was due
to an increase in oil and gas sales receipts and a decline in  expenditures  for
production costs.

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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

The Partnership's  principal investing  activities during the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996 were for  additions to oil and gas  equipment on various
oil and gas properties.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was  sufficient  for the  three  months  ended  March  31,  1997 to  cover
distributions  to the partners of $140,390 of which $138,987 was  distributed to
the limited partners and $1,403 to the managing  general  partner.  For the same
period  ended March 31,  1996,  cash was  sufficient  for  distributions  to the
partners of $79,211 of which $78,333 was distributed to the limited partners and
$878 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

         27.    Financial Data Schedule

(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:  May 12, 1997           By:    /s/ Steven L. Beal
                                      -------------------------------------
                                      Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President
                                       and Chief Financial Officer of PPUSA



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