SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

      
   
                                  SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (AMENDMENT 2)
                                 (RULE 14A-101)
    
      

                     INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

               PROXY STATEMENT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           FILED BY THE  REGISTRANT   
           FILED BY A PARTY OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT X
           CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX:
           X PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT
             CONFIDENTIAL, FOR USE OF THE COMMISSION ONLY {AS PERMITTED BY RULE
             14A-6(E)(2)}
             DEFINITIVE  PROXY  STATEMENT
             DEFINITIVE  ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
             SOLICITING  MATERIAL  PURSUANT TO RULE  14A-11(C) OR RULE 14A-12

               ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 3, L.P.
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                (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
                           ENEX RESOURCES CORPORATION
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      (NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT, IF OTHER THAN REGISTRANT)

PAYMENT OF FILING FEE (CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX):
       $125 PER EXCHANGE ACT RULES 0-11(C)(1)(II), 14A-6(I)(1), OR 14A-6(J)(2).
       $500 PER EACH PARTY TO THE CONTROVERSY PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT
       RULE 14A-6(I)(3).
       FEE  COMPUTED ON TABLE BELOW PER EXCHANGE ACT RULES 14A-6(I)(4) AND 0-11.

           (1)  TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES TO WHICH TRANSACTION APPLIES:
                $500 "UNITS" OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
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           (2)  AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SECURITIES TO WHICH TRANSACTION APPLIES:
                3,414
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           (3)  PER UNIT PRICE OR OTHER UNDERLYING VALUE OF TRANSACTION COMPUTED
                PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 0-11:. {SET FORTH  THE AMOUNT  ON
                WHICH  THE FILING  FEE IS  CALCULATED  AND  STATE  HOW IT  WAS 
                DETERMINED.}:
                $95,435 {PARTNERSHIP INDEBTEDNESS EXCEEDS ESTIMATED
                FAIR MARKET VALUE OF PARTNERSHIP ASETS TO BE SOLD IN LIQUIDATION
                PURSUANT TO PLAN OF DISSOLUTION.}
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           (4)  PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE VALUE OF TRANSACTION:
                $95,435
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           (5)  TOTAL FEE PAID:
                $19.09
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       X     FEE PAID PREVIOUSLY WITH PRELIMINARY MATERIALS
      

             CHECK BOX IF ANY PART OF THE FEE IS OFFSET AS  PROVIDED BY EXCHANGE
             ACT RULE  0-11(A)(2)  AND IDENTIFY THE FILING FOR WHICH  OFFSETTING
             FEE WAS PAID PREVIOUSLY.  IDENTIFY THE PREVIOUS FILING BY REGISTRA-
             TION STATEMENT  NUMBER, OR THE FORM OR SCHEDULE AND THE DATE OF ITS
             FILING.

      
           (1)  AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY PAID: $19.09
      

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           (2)  FORM, SCHEDULE OR REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.

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           (3)  FILING PARTY:

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           (4)  DATE FILED:

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ENEX
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                ENEX OIL & GAS INCOME PROGRAM IV - SERIES 3, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 1, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 2, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 3, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 4, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339

                           NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS
                          To Be Held On xxxxx xx, 1997

To Our Limited Partners:

         Special  meetings of the limited  partners (the "Limited  Partners") of
Enex Oil & Gas  Income  Program  IV  Series  3,  L.P.,  Enex  88-89  Income  and
Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund Series
2, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P., and Enex 88-89
Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P., all New Jersey limited partnerships
(the  "Partnerships"  or  individually  a  "Partnership"),  have been called for
xxxxxx xx, 1997 at 2:00 P.M. at the offices of Enex Resources  Corporation  (the
"General Partner") at Three Kingwood Place, 800 Rockmead Drive, Kingwood,  Texas
77339. Only Limited Partners of record of one or more of the Partnerships at the
close of business  on xxxxxxx xx, 1997 are  entitled to notice of and to vote at
the special meetings or any adjournments  thereof.  The Limited Partners of each
Partnership  will be asked to vote on a proposal to dissolve and liquidate their
Partnership in accordance  with the applicable  provisions of their  Partnership
Agreement.

         You will find a detailed  explanation  of the  proposal,  including its
purpose,  anticipated  benefits and conditions in the attached Proxy  Statement.
Please  read it  carefully.  We think you will  conclude  that the  proposal  to
dissolve and liquidate the  Partnerships is in the best interests of the Limited
Partners of each  Partnership.  After considering each  Partnership's  financial
condition  and  prospects,  the Board of  Directors  of the General  Partner has
unanimously approved the proposed transactions as being in the best interests of
the Limited  Partners.  The affirmative  vote of a  majority-in-interest  of the
Limited Partners is required to approve the proposal for each  Partnership.  The
General  Partner will vote all of the limited  partnership  interests it owns in
favor of the proposal.

         It is very important that you cast your votes on this matter  promptly,
regardless of the size of your holdings.  Hence,  even if you plan to attend the
special  meetings  in  person,  we urge you to  complete,  sign and  return  the
enclosed  proxy (or  proxies) as soon as possible  in the  enclosed  envelope in
order to assure the presence of a quorum at each of the meetings.  Any proxy may
be revoked at any time before it is exercised by following the  instructions set
forth on page one of the accompanying Proxy Statement.

                                            BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER,
                                            ENEX RESOURCES CORPORATION


                                             GERALD B. ECKLEY
                                              President,
                                              General Partner
xxxx xx, 1997






            
THIS  TRANSACTION  HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE  SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF
SUCH TRANSACTION NOR UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED
IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
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ENEX

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                ENEX OIL & GAS INCOME PROGRAM IV - SERIES 3, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 1, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 2, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 3, L.P.
             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 4, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339

                                 PROXY STATEMENT

Solicitation and Voting of Proxies

         This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection  with the  solicitation
on behalf of Enex  Resources  Corporation  ("Enex" or the "General  Partner") of
proxies  to be voted at  special  meetings  (each a  "Special  Meeting")  of the
limited partners (the "Limited  Partners") of Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV -
Series 3, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P.,  Enex
88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund - Series 2,  L.P.,  Enex  88-89  Income and
Retirement  Fund - Series 3, L.P., and Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund -
Series 4, L.P.,  all New Jersey limited  partnerships  (the  "Partnerships"  or,
individually, a "Partnership"), to be held on xxxxxx xx, 1997

         The Board of  Directors  of the General  Partner has fixed the close of
business on xxxxxx xx, 1997 as the record date for the  determination of Limited
Partners of record  entitled  to notice of and to vote at the Special  Meetings.
The Limited  Partners of each Partnership will be asked to vote on a proposal to
dissolve the  Partnership  and  liquidate it in accordance  with the  applicable
provisions  of its Amended  Certificate  and  Agreement  of Limited  Partnership
("Partnership  Agreement").  Due to the substantial  amount of debt owed by each
Partnership,  it is likely that the  Limited  Partners  will  receive no or very
little cash or other tangible consideration from these transactions.

         The   presence,   in  person  or  by  proxy,   of  the   holders  of  a
majority-in-interest of the issued and outstanding limited partnership interests
("Interests") of a Partnership entitled to vote will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business by that  Partnership.  A proxy in the accompanying  form
which is properly  signed,  dated and  returned  to the General  Partner and not
revoked will be voted in accordance with the instructions  contained therein. If
Interests  are held in joint name,  a proxy signed by one of the joint owners or
by a  majority  of the  joint  owners  will be  voted  in  accordance  with  the
instructions  contained therein. If no instructions are indicated,  proxies will
be voted for the proposal  recommended  by the Board of Directors of the General
Partner.  Proxies will be received and tabulated by the General Partner for each
Partnership.  Votes cast in person will be  tabulated  by an election  inspector
appointed by the General Partner.

         Limited  Partners who execute proxies may revoke them at any time prior
to their being  exercised by delivering  written  notice to the Secretary of the
General Partner at the above address or by subsequently executing and delivering
another  proxy at any time prior to the  voting.  Mere  attendance  at a Special
Meeting will not revoke the proxy,  but a Limited  Partner  present at a Special
Meeting may revoke his proxy and vote in person.

         The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the accompanying
proxy or proxies will first be mailed to Limited Partners is xxxxxx xx, 1997.

         The date of this Proxy Statement is xxxxxx xx, 1997

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Expenses of Solicitation

      
         The cost of soliciting  proxies,  which will primarily include expenses
in connection  with the  preparation and mailing of this Proxy Statement and all
papers which now accompany or may hereafter  supplement it, will be borne by the
Partnerships  pro rata in  accordance  with the  estimated  fair market value of
their  respective  assets  (see Table 1 below).  This basis for  allocation  was
chosen over others (such as the number of Limited  Partners of each  Partnership
or the amount of each Partnership's  original capital or allocating one-fifth of
the costs to each  Partnership)  because the largest  share of the costs of this
solicitation  consist of  solicitation  expenses and counsel fees in  connection
with the preparation of this Proxy Statement.  In the General Partner's opinion,
these costs are most  equitably  allocated in  accordance  with the value of the
Partnerships'  assets. See "THE PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND LIQUIDATE" below for an
estimation of these costs.
      

         The solicitation  will be made by mail. The General Partner will supply
brokers or persons holding Interests of record in their names or in the names of
their nominees for other persons,  as beneficial  owners,  with such  additional
copies of proxies,  and proxy  materials as may reasonably be requested in order
for such record holder to send one copy to each beneficial owner, and will, upon
request of such record holders,  reimburse them for their reasonable expenses in
mailing such material.

         Certain directors,  officers and employees of the General Partner,  not
especially  employed for this purpose,  may solicit Proxies,  without additional
remuneration therefor, by mail, telephone, telegraph or personal interview.



                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                        
Solicitation and Voting of Proxies......................   1

Expenses of Solicitation................................   2

SUMMARY  ...............................................   3

SPECIAL FACTORS.........................................   4

THE PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND LIQUIDATE..................   8

   Reasons for Proposed Transactions...................   12

   Partnership Operations and Financial Condition.......  13

   Fairness of the Proposed Transactions...............   14

   Potential Benefits to the Partners...................  16

   Record Date, Voting and Security Ownership of 
   Certain Beneficial Owners and Management............   16

   Certain Transactions.................................  18

   No Dissenters' Rights................................  18

   Federal Income Tax Consequences....................... 18

   Description of Business..............................  19

   Description of Property and Oil and Gas Reserves.....  19

   Valuation of Oil and Gas Properties................... 20

   Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number...... 21

   Information Concerning the General Partner............ 21

OTHER MATTERS............................................ 21

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.....................  21


                                     SUMMARY

      
   The  following  discussion  is  intended  to  highlight  certain  information
contained elsewhere herein and, accordingly,  should be read in conjunction with
such information. It is not a complete statement of all material features of the
matters being submitted to Limited  Partners for their approval and is qualified
in its entirety by this Proxy Statement and each Partnership's  Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB/A and Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB/A which  accompany this Proxy
Statement.  LIMITED  PARTNERS  ARE URGED TO READ THIS  PROXY  STATEMENT  AND THE
ANNUAL REPORTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
      


Person Soliciting Proxies...........   Enex Resources Corporation (the "General
                                       Partner")

Date of Special Meetings............   xxxxxx xx, 1997

Time and Place......................   2:00 P.M. local time, at the General
                                       Partner's principal executive offices
                                       located at Three Kingwood Place, Suite
                                       200, 800 Rockmead Drive, Kingwood, Texas
                                       77339

Record Date.........................   xxxxxx xx, 1997

Class of Securities Entitled
  to Vote...........................   Limited Partnership Interests in each
                                       Partnership



                                                           Enex
                                                           OGIP IV   Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund
Units of Limited Partnership Interest                      Series 3  Series 1   Series 2  Series 3    Series 4
                                                           --------  --------   --------- --------    --------
                                                                                           
  Outstanding on the Record Date and Entitled to Vote*...  6,080      3,605      3,098       3,414      3,645

      
Number of Limited Partners...............................  1,461        233        258         215        359
      

Units of Limited Partnership Interest Beneficially
      
  Owned by the General Partner...........................  1,166        467        224         242        240
      

Percentage Interest Beneficially Owned by the
      
  General Partner........................................19.1856%   12.9543%    7.2287%     7.0927%    6.5868%
      

Percentage of Remaining Limited Partnership Interests
      
  Needed to Approve the Proposal.........................30.8145%   37.0458%   42.7714%    42.9074%   43.4133%

Fair Market Value of Net Assets**........................ $2,549    $31,473    $(125,587)  $(25,712)   $22,011
      


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* The aggregate amount of the Limited Partners' initial subscriptions divided by
$500.
** The fair market value of each  Partnership  was determined by H.J. Gruy
and Associates, Inc. as of December 31, 1996, as described below in "Description
of Property and Oil and Gas Reserves".

No executive  officer or director of the General Partner owns an interest in any
of the  Partnerships.  The  General  Partner  knows of no other  person  who has
beneficial   ownership  of  more  than  5%  of  the  Interests  in  any  of  the
Partnerships.

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                                 SPECIAL FACTORS

Proposal to Dissolve and Liquidate the Partnerships:

      
         Due to the  depletion  of  each  Partnership's  producing  oil  and gas
reserves and the write-down of the undeveloped  reserves,  (see "THE PROPOSAL TO
DISSOLVE AND  LIQUIDATE--Reasons  for Proposed Transactions" below, "Oil and Gas
Reserves" attached as Tables B and B-1 and Supplementary Oil and Gas Information
attached  as  Tables  F and  G),  the  magnitude  of the  amounts  owed  by each
Partnership  to the General  Partner (see Table 1 below and "Selected  Financial
Data" attached as Table A), the  Partnerships'  inability to distribute  cash to
their  Limited  Partners for the last year,  and the ongoing  costs of operating
each Partnership (see  "Partnership  Operations and Financial  Conditions" below
and "General and Administrative Costs" attached as Table E), the General Partner
has determined that Partnership  operations are likely to be either unprofitable
or only marginally profitable for the foreseeable future.

         In light of the above-described circumstances,  the Limited Partners of
each  Partnership  will be  asked to  consider  and vote  upon the  proposal  to
dissolve and liquidate each Partnership in accordance with the provisions of its
Partnership  Agreement.  Adoption of the proposal to dissolve and liquidate each
Partnership  requires  the  affirmative  vote of a majority  in  interest of the
Limited  Partners of each such  Partnership.  Because the General  Partner holds
Interests in each  Partnership,  the  proposals to dissolve and liquidate can be
approved without the affirmative vote of a majority of the Interests held by all
other Limited  Partners.  If the proposals are adopted,  the assets will be sold
and the  proceeds  of sale  allocated  to the  Partners'  capital  accounts.  In
connection with the proposed  liquidations,  the General Partner or an affiliate
will act as a "buyer of last resort" for the Partnership properties; i.e., if no
third-party  bid is received at or above the fair market value of a property [as
determined by H.J. Gruy and Associates,  Inc. ("Gruy"), an independent petroleum
consulting  firm  retained by the  Partnerships  to appraise  the  Partnerships'
properties],  the General Partner or an affiliate will purchase such property at
such fair market value.  Except in such cases,  neither the General  Partner nor
any affiliate will purchase any Partnership properties.

         Due to the substantial  amount of debt owed the General Partner by each
Partnership, it is likely that the consideration paid by the General Partner for
any  Partnership  properties  so  purchased  by  the  General  Partner  will  be
substantially  in the form of the full or partial  discharge  of this debt.  For
Enex Oil & Gas  Income  Program  IV - Series 3,  L.P.,  Enex  88-89  Income  and
Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P. and Series 3, L.P., all the funds raised in the
liquidation  will  likely be used to pay  liabilities  to third  parties  and to
satisfy this debt. Therefore,  it is unlikely that the Limited Partners of these
three Partnerships will receive cash or other tangible  consideration from these
transactions.  For Limited  Partners of Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement  Fund -
Series 1, L.P. and Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 4, L.P.,  if
the  Partnership's  indebtedness  does  not  increase  prior  to  sale,  a small
liquidating  cash  distribution  of $7.32 and  $3.71  per $500  Unit of  limited
partnership  interest,  respectively,  is  expected  to be  distributed  to  the
partners.
      

         If the  Partnerships  are not liquidated and dissolved  pursuant to the
proposed plans of dissolution  and  liquidation  described  herein,  the General
Partner will likely withdraw as general partner of the Partnerships effective on
120 days written  notice to the Limited  Partners.  If the General  Partner does
withdraw,  the  Partnership  Agreement of each  Partnership  permits the Limited
Partners of each  Partnership to reconstitute  and continue the business of such
Partnership,  but this  right  requires  the  unanimous  written  consent of the
Limited Partners within ninety (90) days after the notice of withdrawal  becomes
effective.  In light of the  poor  financial  condition  and  prospects  of each
Partnership,  the General Partner believes that it would be highly unlikely that
a  substitute  general  partner  could be found who would be willing to fund the
ongoing  administrative  and  operating  expenses  of the  Partnerships.  If the
Partnerships  are not  reconstituted,  they will  dissolve  effective on the one
hundred  twentieth  day after the notice of  withdrawal  has been sent,  but the
Partnerships  will not be terminated until the assets of the  Partnerships  have
been disposed of.

         The  primary   benefit  to  the  Limited   Partners  of  the   proposed
dissolutions  is the  potential  to  realize  favorable  tax  consequences  (see
"Federal Income Tax Consequences"  below) and the General Partner's  willingness
to  act as a  "buyer  of  last  resort"  which  ensures  a  "floor"  or  minimum
consideration for Partnership properties and thereby ensures an

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equivalent  "ceiling" or maximum amount of forgiveness  of  indebtedness  income
each  Limited  Partner  that is not a  tax-exempt  entity will  realize from the
proposed transactions,  upon which it will be subject to federal income tax (see
"Federal Income Tax Consequences"  below). An additional  benefit to the Limited
Partners of Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P. and Series 4,
L.P., is the possible receipt of a small liquidating cash distribution. However,
if the Limited  Partner owns his Interest in an IRA,  Keogh or other  tax-exempt
account  (which is true of the  majority  of Limited  Partners  of the four Enex
88-89  Income and  Retirement  Fund  Partnerships),  they will not  realize  any
favorable tax consequences. The General Partner believes there are no detriments
of the transactions to the Limited Partners. The primary benefits to the General
Partner would be the  satisfaction,  in whole or in part,  of the  Partnerships'
indebtedness to the General  Partner and relief from the ongoing  administrative
and  operating  expenses  incurred  by the  General  Partner  on  behalf  of the
Partnerships,  which in the case of Enex  88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund -
Series 2, and 3, L.P., the Partnership has no ability to repay.

         The  General  Partner  considered,   as  alternatives  to  liquidation,
consolidating  the Partnerships with other  partnerships  managed by the General
Partner and continuing to manage the Partnerships on an ongoing basis.  However,
the Board of Directors of the General  Partner,  a majority of whose members are
not employees of the General  Partner or any affiliates of the General  Partner,
has unanimously  approved the proposed  dissolutions  and  liquidations as being
fair and in the best  interests of the Limited  Partners  based on the following
factors, in order of their  significance:  (i) each Partnership's poor financial
condition  and  prospects;  (ii) the  potential of certain  Limited  Partners to
realize favorable tax  consequences;  (iii) for Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement
Fund - Series 1 and Series 4, L.P.  the  potential  for the Limited  Partners to
receive  a  liquidating  cash  distribution,  and  (iv)  the  General  Partner's
willingness  to act as a "buyer of last  resort" at the  estimated  fair  market
values of the  Partnerships'  properties  as estimated by Gruy (even if all of a
Partnership's  indebtedness  to the General  Partner has been  satisfied  out of
proceeds of earlier  property  sales).  These factors are discussed in detail in
"THE  PROPOSAL  TO  DISSOLVE  AND  LIQUIDATE"  under the  captions  "Partnership
Operations and Financial  Condition,"  "Federal Income Tax  Consequences,"  "The
Proposal to Dissolve and  Liquidate,"  "Fairness of the Proposed  Transactions,"
"Reasons  for  the  Proposed   Transactions"  and  "Valuation  of  Oil  and  Gas
Properties"   below.   No  director  or  group  of  directors  has  retained  an
unaffiliated  representative to act solely on behalf of the Limited Partners for
the  purposes of  negotiating  the terms of the  proposed  plan to dissolve  and
liquidate the  Partnerships  or to prepare a report  concerning  the fairness of
such  proposals.  No firm offer has been made by any person during the preceding
18 months regarding the merger or consolidation of any of the Partnerships,  the
sale or transfer of all or any substantial part of the assets of any Partnership
or  securities  of any  Partnership  which  would  enable the holder  thereof to
exercise control of such Partnership.
      

Federal Income Tax Consequences:

      
         In  general,  the  General  Partner  believes  that,  with  respect  to
individuals  who are  citizens or residents  of the United  States,  for federal
income tax purposes the proposed  liquidation of each Partnership's  assets will
result  in a  capital  loss to the  Limited  Partners  of each  Partnership.  In
addition to the capital loss,  each  Partnership  will have a net operating loss
from the Partnership's current year of operation which will be deductible by the
Limited  Partners.  However,  if a Limited  Partner owns his interest in an IRA,
Keogh or other  tax-exempt  account,  he will not be able to utilize the capital
loss or the net operating loss.

         If the consideration  received in liquidation is equal to the estimated
fair  market  value of the  assets  of a  Partnership,  and  assuming  a Limited
Partner's basis in his partnership  interest is equal to his partnership capital
account determined for federal income tax purposes, the General Partner believes
that tax  paying  Limited  Partners  will  have a 1997 tax loss per $500 Unit of
limited  partnership  interest  outstanding  approximately  equal to the amounts
shown below.
      

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                                                                 1997 Loss
                                                               Per $500 Unit
      
     Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.               $99.52
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.         $129.41
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.         $205.12
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.         $204.40
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.         $185.85
      

         Limited Partners of Enex Oil and Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.
may also have suspended passive losses from prior years which may be utilized in
the current  year to offset  income from other  sources.  Enex 88-89  Income and
Retirement  Fund Series 1, L.P. - Series 2, L.P.,  Series 3, L.P., and Series 4,
L.P.  own solely  royalty  interests in oil and gas  properties,  and all losses
generated  prior to 1997 for these  partnerships  were utilizable by the limited
partners  in  the  year  the  loss  was  generated.   Accordingly,   these  four
Partnerships have no suspended losses.

         A Limited  Partner in Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.
has  available  for use in the current  year a passive  loss of $285.87 per $500
Unit of limited partnership  interest generated prior to 1997 if he or she is an
original investor and has never utilized any of the Partnership's passive losses
in prior years.

      
         For  a  more  expanded  discussion  of  the  tax  consequences  of  the
transaction  , see "THE PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND  LIQUIDATE--Federal  Income Tax
Consequences" below.
      

Appraisal Report:

      
         Quantitative  information  regarding  each  Partnership's  oil  and gas
reserves  is  included  in  Item  2  of  each  Partnership's  1996  Form  10-KSB
accompanying  this Proxy  Statement and in Tables B, B-1, C, D, F and G attached
hereto.  Included  in  this  information  are  fair  market  valuations  of  the
properties  of each  Partnership  prepared  by H. J. Gruy and  Associates,  Inc.
(Gruy),  independent  petroleum  consultants.  Gruy has been  preparing  reserve
estimates for each of the Partnership's oil and gas reserves since the inception
of each Partnership's  operations.  Gruy was selected by the General Partner for
this task based upon its  reputation,  experience and expertise in this area. In
1996 and 1995,  Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P. and Enex 88-89
Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.,  Series 2, L.P., Series 3, L.P. and
Series  4,  L.P.  paid  Gruy a total of $275,  $1,127,  $564,  $563 and  $1,014,
respectively,  in fees for annual  reserve  report  valuations.  In 1997,  these
Partnerships paid Gruy a total of $470 for the fair market valuations  described
in this Proxy Statement.  In addition,  Gruy has received  compensation from the
General  Partner  and other  limited  partnerships  of which Enex is the general
partner during the past two years in the aggregate amount of $114,634.

         Gruy  has  estimated  for  each  oil  and gas  property  in  which  the
Partnerships  own interests,  as of December 31, 1996, the recoverable  units of
oil and gas and the  undiscounted  and discounted  future net cash flows by year
commencing January 1, 1997 and continuing through the estimated productive lives
of the  properties.  The  Limited  Partners  should  note  that  Gruy's  reserve
estimates are estimates only and should not be construed as being exact amounts.
Gruy estimated each property's oil and gas reserves, applied certain assumptions
regarding price and cost escalations, applied a 10% discount factor for time and
discount factors for risk,  location,  type of ownership  interest,  operational
characteristics  and other  factors  ranging  from  66.0% to  75.9%.  All of the
Partnerships'  reserves  are  proved  developed  producing  reserves.  See  "THE
PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND  LIQUIDATE--Valuation  of Oil and Gas  Properties"  and
Table B-1 below.  Gruy  allocated  the  estimates  among the  Partnerships  on a
pro-rata basis in accordance with their respective  ownership  interests in each
of the properties  evaluated.  See Tables C and D. The resulting  value for each
Partnership  is included in Table 1 and in Tables B and B-1 and is labeled  Fair
Market Value of Oil and Gas  Reserves.  Gruy  estimated the fair market value of
the oil and gas  properties of each of Enex Oil & Gas Income  Program IV, Series
3, L.P.,  Enex 88-89  Income and  Retirement  Fund,  Series 1, L.P.,  Enex 88-89
Income and  Retirement  Fund,  Series 2, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement
Fund, Series 3, L.P., and Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund, Series 4, L.P.,
as $52,520, $98,850, $23,849, $52,159 and $81,706, respectively.
      


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         Future net revenues were estimated by Gruy using a 12 month average oil
price of $20.75 per barrel and gas prices  ranging from $1.15 per thousand cubic
feet  ("Mcf") to $2.65 per Mcf,  such gas  prices  representing  average  prices
received over the last 12 months for each field or property. The posted price of
oil on January 1, 1997 was approximately $25 per barrel. The January 1, 1997 gas
price  varied on each  property and ranged from $1.00 to $5.15 per Mcf. On March
1, 1997 oil prices averaged $19.50 per barrel and gas prices ranged from $.90 to
$3.23 per Mcf. Future operating costs and capital expenditures were estimated by
the  General  Partner and  utilized  by Gruy in the future cash flow  estimates.
Prices and costs were escalated as follows:  Oil prices were escalated  2.65% in
1998, 3.52% in 1999, 3.49% in 2000, 3.55% in 2001, and 3.5% each year thereafter
to a maximum of $34.00 per barrel.  Natural gas prices were  escalated  1.33% in
1998,  3.51% in 1999,  3.39% in 2000,  3.60% in 2001,  and 3.5%  thereafter to a
maximum of $3.70 per Mcf. Operating expenses and future capital investments were
escalated  at the rate of 3.5%  per year  until  the year in which  the  primary
product reached its maximum price.
      

         No  instructions  were  given and no  limitations  were  imposed by the
General  Partner on the scope of or methodology to be used in preparing the fair
market valuations by Gruy. All information  provided by Enex and used by Gruy in
preparing  such  valuations  were  verified  and  corroborated  through  sources
unaffiliated  with Enex. The fair market  valuation  report  prepared by Gruy is
available for inspection and copying at the office of the General Partner during
regular business hours by any interested  Limited Partner or his  representative
who has been so designated  in writing.  A copy of such report will be mailed to
any interested Limited Partner or his representative upon written request.

      
Conflicts of Interest

         The  General   Partner's   interests   with  respect  to  the  proposed
dissolution and  liquidation of each  Partnership may conflict with those of the
Limited Partners of each such  Partnership  since (i) pursuant to the applicable
provisions of each  Partnership's  Partnership  Agreement,  indebtedness owed by
each  Partnership  to the  General  Partner  will  likely be  repaid  out of the
liquidation  proceeds (see Table 1 in "THE  PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND  LIQUIDATE"
for the total debt owed by each  Partnership to the General  Partner;  (ii) with
respect to its limited  partnership  interests in each Partnership,  the General
Partner  will  receive  its  proportionate  share  of the  tax  benefits  of any
Partnership  losses while those limited  partners that are  tax-exempt  entities
will not receive any tax benefit from such losses; and (iii) as described above,
in connection with the proposed dissolution and liquidation of the Partnerships,
the General Partner may purchase Partnership  properties,  in its role as "buyer
of last  resort," at their fair market values as determined by Gruy, if no equal
or higher  bid is  received  (see  Table B-1 for the  dollar  amount of the fair
market value of each Partnership property).

         The General  Partner would be entitled to the following tax  deductions
if each  Partnership's  properties were sold for the Gruy fair market values set
forth in Table B-1.

                                                              Tax Deduction

   Enex Oil and Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.          $ 122,001
   Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.       $  54,515
   Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.       $ 167,344
   Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.       $  75,478
   Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.       $  41,758
      

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GENERAL

                     THE PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND LIQUIDATE

         At the Special Meetings,  the Limited Partners of each Partnership will
be asked to consider  and vote upon a proposal to dissolve  and  liquidate  each
Partnership in accordance with the provisions of its Partnership  Agreement,  as
described  herein.  Upon the  winding up and  termination  of the  business  and
affairs of the Partnership,  its assets shall be sold, the proceeds allocated to
the Partners in accordance with provisions of the Partnership  Agreement and the
Partners'  capital  accounts  adjusted  accordingly.  The  expenses  related  to
dissolving and liquidating  each  Partnership will be deducted from the proceeds
of the sale of Partnership oil and gas properties.  These costs are estimated to
be approximately $9,098,  $3,420,  $3,537, $3,343, and $4,002 for Enex Oil & Gas
Income  Program IV - Series 3, L.P.,  Enex 88-89  Income and  Retirement  Fund -
Series 1, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 2, L.P.,  Enex
88-89  Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 3, L.P.,  and Enex 88-89 Income and
Retirement  Fund - Series 4, L.P.,  respectively,  with the  principal  expenses
being  legal fees  incurred  in  connection  with the  preparation  of the Proxy
Statement  and related  materials,  solicitation  expenses,  printing  costs and
Gruy's  appraisal  fees.  If it becomes  necessary  to engage the  services of a
broker or other agent to facilitate  the sale of the  Partnerships'  properties,
customary  commissions  and  selling  fees  will have to be  incurred,  however.
According to the  Partnership  Agreements,  such proceeds of all sales are to be
distributed as follows:

         (i) all of the  Partnership's  debts and  liabilities  to persons other
than  the  General  Partner  and  the  Limited   Partners   (collectively,   the
"Partners"), which are anticipated to be immaterial in amount, shall be paid and
discharged in their order of priority, as provided by law;

      
         (ii) all of the  Partnership's  debts and  liabilities  to the Partners
shall be paid and discharged (currently each of Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement
Fund - Series 2, L.P. and Series 3, L.P.  owes the General  Partner an amount in
excess of the estimated fair market value of its assets); and

         (iii) to the Partners in  proportion  to and in payment of the positive
balances in their respective capital accounts,  with the effect of bringing such
capital accounts to zero.
      

         However,  each Limited Partner's capital account has a negative balance
equal to the number of Units owned multiplied by the following amounts:

                                                             Negative Capital
                                                             Account Balance
                                                               Per $500 Unit
    Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.             $   2.21
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.        $   6.97
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.        $  43.56
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.        $  13.44
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.        $   0.46

      
         Accordingly, any remaining cash will be distributed to the Partners pro
rata in proportion to their respective  sharing ratios,  i.e., the ratio between
each  Partner's  net  subscription  in the  Partnership  and the  aggregate  net
subscriptions of all Partners of the Partnership.

         The  amount  of  the   potential   proceeds   from  the  sale  of  each
Partnership's  oil and  gas  properties  and  other  assets  cannot  be  readily
estimated.  However, see Tables B, B-1, C, F and G for quantitative  information
regarding  proved oil and gas  reserves,  estimated  future net cash flows,  and
discounted  future net cash flows of each  Partnership's oil and gas reserves as
of  December  31,  1996  prepared by Gruy.  Similar  quantitative  and cash flow
information is shown for each Partnership as of December 31, 1995 and 1994.
      


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         Gruy has also prepared a fair market  valuation as of December 31, 1996
for every oil and gas property owned by each  Partnership (see Table 1 below and
Tables B and B-1). Because of the difficulty of estimating oil and gas reserves,
the proceeds of a sale may not reflect the full value of the properties to which
they  relate.  Such  estimates  are  merely  appraisals  of  value  and  may not
correspond  to  realized  value.  Every  reasonable  effort  will be made by the
General Partner to sell the  Partnerships'  properties for the highest  possible
price.   Qualified  potential  buyers  will  be  sought  out,  informed  of  the
availability  of the properties for purchase,  and distributed a sales brochure.
These qualified potential buyers will include,  but not be limited to, operators
of the properties,  other non-operating owners of the properties,  and companies
and/or  persons  known to own or be interested in owning the types of properties
available.

         Neither the General  Partner nor any other affiliate of any Partnership
or of the  General  Partner  will  bid on any  Partnership  properties  but will
prepare a bid package to be furnished to potential purchasers.  The bid packages
will  include  sufficient  information  for  prospective  bidders to  reasonably
determine values for the properties. A copy of the bid package will be mailed to
any  Limited  Partner  who  notifies  the  General  Partner  that  he or  she is
interested in bidding on any  Partnership  properties.  Additional  data will be
available  in the  data  room  set up at the  General  Partner's  office,  where
potential bidders will be able to review in detail the General Partner's records
and files pertaining to the properties. In addition,  pursuant to the provisions
of the New Jersey Uniform Limited Partnership Law (1976) (the "New Jersey Act"),
each  Partnership is required to make available  certain  information to Limited
Partners at such Partnership's principal office, including information regarding
the state of the business and financial  condition of such  Partnership and such
other  information  regarding  its  affairs  as is just and  reasonable  for the
Limited  Partners  to  examine  and copy.  Sale at public  auction  will also be
considered,  especially  in the case of smaller  working and  royalty  interests
and/or lower valued properties.  At all times, and in particular in effectuating
the proposed  liquidations  if approved,  the General Partner has acted and will
continue to act in accordance with its fiduciary  duties as a general partner of
a limited  partnership  governed by the New Jersey Act and applicable common law
principles.

      
         In all cases,  each  Partnership  property will be sold for the highest
possible  price.  In cases where the  highest  third party bid for a property is
less than its fair market value as determined by Gruy, the General Partner or an
affiliate  will  purchase  the  property at such fair market  value.  Thus,  the
General  Partner  or  an  affiliate  will  act  as a  "buyer  of  last  resort".
Accordingly,  as shown in Table 1 below,  the  minimum  amount to be received by
each  Partnership  for its oil and gas  properties is $52,520 for Enex Oil & Gas
Income Program IV- Series 3, L.P.;  $98,950 for Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement
Fund - Series 1, L.P.;  $23,849  for Enex 88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund -
Series 2, L.P.;  $52,159 for Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 3,
L.P.; and $81,706 for Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund Series 4, L.P. Until
such time as a Partnership's total indebtedness has been discharged in full, the
consideration paid by the General Partner for any properties of such Partnership
purchased by the General  Partner shall be in the form of  satisfaction  of such
indebtedness.  At such time as a Partnership's  indebtedness has been discharged
in full, the General Partner's purchase of such properties from such Partnership
as buyer of last resort will be for cash. However, due to the substantial amount
of debt owed the  General  Partner by each  Partnership,  it is likely  that the
consideration  paid by the General  Partner for any  Partnership  properties  so
purchased  by the  General  Partner  will be  solely  in the form of the full or
partial discharge of this debt. For Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3,
L.P. and Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 2, L.P., and Series 3,
L.P.  all  the  funds  raised  in the  liquidation  will  likely  be used to pay
liabilities to third parties and to satisfy this debt. Therefore, it is unlikely
that the Limited Partners of these three  Partnerships  will receive cash or any
other tangible  consideration from these  transactions.  For Limited Partners of
Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P. and Enex 88-89 Income and
Retirement  Fund - Series 4, L.P., if the  Partnership's  indebtedness  does not
increase prior to the sale, a small  liquidating cash  distribution of $7.32 and
$3.71 per $500 Unit, respectively, will be received by the Limited Partners.
      

         The  Partnership  Agreements  permit the  General  Partner to  purchase
Partnership  properties following  dissolution by matching the highest bona-fide
third-party  offer  received.  In order to avoid  the  appearance  of  potential
conflicts of interest,  however,  the General Partner has elected to forego this
right in  connection  with the  proposed  dissolutions  to be voted  upon at the
Special Meetings.


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         For additional information concerning the Partnerships'  properties and
oil and gas prices, see "THE PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND  LIQUIDATE--Description of
Property and Oil and Gas Reserves" and  "--Valuation  of Oil and Gas Properties"
below.
      

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                                     TABLE 1

                                    Enex
                                  OGIP IV                              Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund
                                  --------------     -------------------------------------------------------------

                                    Series 3,        Series 1,        Series 2,        Series 3,       Series 4
                                      L.P.              L.P.             L.P.            L.P.            L.P.
                                  -------------    --------------   --------------   -------------  --------------
Fair Market Value of
Oil & Gas Reserves (1)
Property Name:
                                                                                                
   Bagley                               $29,000           $15,000           $8,000          $8,500          $9,000
   Bryum B                                    -             5,100            4,950           4,950               -
   Corinne                                    -            78,750                -               -               -
   Brighton                              23,520                 -                -               -               -
   Lake Decade                                -                 -                -               -               -
   Elmac                                      -                 -           10,899          38,709          17,706
   Speary                                     -                 -                -               -          55,000

                                  -------------    --------------   --------------   -------------  --------------
Total                                    52,520            98,850           23,849          52,159          81,706
Cash on hand (2)                          6,635             3,324            2,291           6,174           6,877
Accounts receivable (2)                  29,606            18,215            6,283          13,121          17,223
Other current assets (2)                    981                 -                -               -               -
                                  -------------    --------------   --------------   -------------  --------------
Fair Market Value
of Assets                                89,742           120,389           32,423          71,454         105,806
Less:
   Liability to General                  55,180            86,431          155,870          95,435          81,461
Partner
   Liabilities to others (2)             32,013             2,485            2,140           1,731           2,329
                                  -------------    --------------   --------------   -------------  --------------
Partnership Net Capital
      
(Deficit)                                $2,549          $31,473        ($125,587)       ($25,712)         $22,016
      
                                  =============    ==============   ==============   =============  ==============


      
(1)  The  fair  market  value of each  Partnership's  oil and gas  reserves  was
     determined  by H.J. Gruy and  Associates,  Inc. as of December 31, 1996, as
     described below in ""THE PROPOSAL TO DISSOLVE AND LIQUIDATE--Description of
     Property  and  Oil  and  Gas  Reserves"  and  "--Valuation  of Oil  and Gas
     Properties".

(2)  Assets and liabilities per each  Partnership's  respective Form 10-KSB/A as
     of December 31, 1996.

As shown above,  the estimated fair market value of each  Partnership's  oil and
gas reserves and other assets for Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series
2, L.P.,  and Series 3, L.P. is less than the  outstanding  debt owed by each of
these  Partnerships  to the  General  Partner.  This may  result in the  General
Partner  acquiring all of the assets of each of these  Partnerships  without the
payment of  consideration  other than the discharge of indebtedness  owed to the
General  Partner.  If no bids  for  Partnership  properties  at or  above  their
estimated fair market values are received,  the General  Partner or an affiliate
will purchase such  properties  from each  Partnership  at such  estimated  fair
market values in consideration for the discharge of Partnership  indebtedness to
the General Partner.  For Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.
and Series 4, L.P.,  the fair  market  value of each  Partnership's  oil and gas
reserves at December 31, 1996, as  determined by Gruy, is slightly  greater than
the  outstanding  liabilities  owed by each  Partnership.  Accordingly,  if such
indebtedness  does not increase prior to the sale, the Limited Partners of these
two Partnerships  will receive a small liquidating cash  distribution.  For Enex
Oil & Gas  Income  Program  IV -  Series  3,  L.P.  it is  anticipated  that the
liabilities
      

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owed to third parties (including those incurred for proxy solicitation expenses)
and to the General  Partner  will be greater  than the fair market  value of the
Partnership's  assets,  and accordingly no distribution will be available to the
limited partners.
      

         If the amount owed the General Partner by each Partnership is not fully
satisfied from proceeds  received from property sales to third parties and/or to
the General Partner,  such  indebtedness of each Partnership will be forgiven by
the  General  Partner.  See  "Federal  Income  Tax  Consequences"  below  for  a
description of the tax consequences related to the forgiveness of this debt.

         Although permitted to do so by the Partnership Agreements,  the General
Partner will not distribute any Partnership  assets in kind. As described above,
however, the General Partner may purchase Partnership properties pursuant to the
proposed  Partnership  liquidations  in  exchange  solely for the  discharge  of
Partnership  indebtedness  to the General  Partner when acting as "buyer of last
resort".

         To the General Partner's knowledge, consummation of the proposal is not
subject to compliance with any federal or state  regulatory  requirements  other
than those  applicable  to the  solicitation  of proxies  pursuant to this Proxy
Statement. Following approval of the proposed dissolution and liquidation of the
Partnerships,  the  registration  of the Limited  Partnership  Interests  of the
Partnerships  under  Section  12(g) of the  Exchange  Act and the  Partnerships'
obligations  to file reports  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act will
terminate.

Reasons For Proposed Transactions

      
         Due to the  depletion  of  each  Partnerships'  producing  oil  and gas
reserves  and to the  write-down  of  undeveloped  reserves,  (see  "Oil and Gas
Reserves" attached as Tables B and B-1 and Supplementary Oil and Gas Information
attached  as  Tables  F and  G),  the  magnitude  of the  amounts  owed  by each
Partnership  to the General  Partner (see Table 1 above and "Selected  Financial
Data" attached as Table A), the Partnerships'  inability to generate  sufficient
cash flow to consistently  maintain regular cash  distributions to their Limited
Partners,  and the ongoing costs of operating each Partnership (see "Partnership
Operations and Financial Condition" below and "General and Administrative Costs"
attached  as Table E), the  General  Partner  has  determined  that  Partnership
operations are likely to be either  unprofitable or only  marginally  profitable
for the foreseeable future. The write-down of undeveloped reserves was primarily
in the undeveloped oil and gas reserves at Lake Decade field, Terrebonne Parish,
Louisiana. This reduction was due both to the lack of successful drilling on the
Partnerships'  acreage,  as  well as on  offset  acreage,  and to the  depletion
characteristics of existing known producing reservoirs in the Lake Decade field.
In the first  quarter  of 1997 the one well which was  holding  the lease in the
Lake Decade field and which had undeveloped reserves assigned was recompleted by
the operator to a zone in which the Partnerships  did not own an interest.  As a
result, the lease expired and the undeveloped reserves associated with the lease
were written off.  This caused both the downward  reserve  revisions in 1996 and
the reserve  valuation  writedowns taken by each Partnership in the first fiscal
quarter of 1996.
      

         As  shown  in  Tables  1, A, B and  B-1,  for  Enex  88-89  Income  and
Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P.,  Series 2, L.P.,  and Series 3, L.P. the fair
market value of each Partnership's oil and gas reserves at December 31, 1996, as
determined by Gruy, is less than the outstanding  debt owed by each  Partnership
to the General Partner.  As a result,  the General Partner believes that the net
proceeds from the sale of properties  will be used to retire  outstanding  debt,
principally  owed to the  General  Partner  (see  Table 1 and Table A), and that
future cash  distributions  to the Limited  Partners of these  Partnerships  are
unlikely.

         If the  Partnerships  are not liquidated and dissolved  pursuant to the
proposed plans of dissolution  and  liquidation  described  herein,  the General
Partner will likely withdraw as general partner of the Partnerships effective on
120 days written  notice to the Limited  Partners.  If the General  Partner does
withdraw,  the  Partnership  Agreement of each  Partnership  permits the Limited
Partners of each  Partnership to reconstitute  and continue the business of such
Partnership,  but this  right  requires  the  unanimous  written  consent of the
Limited Partners within ninety (90) days after the notice of withdrawal  becomes
effective.  In light of the  poor  financial  condition  and  prospects  of each
Partnership,  the General Partner believes that it would be highly unlikely that
a substitute general partner could be found who would be willing to

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fund the ongoing  administrative and operating expenses of the Partnerships.  If
the Partnerships are not reconstituted,  they will dissolve effective on the one
hundred  twentieth  day after the notice of  withdrawal  has been sent,  but the
Partnerships  will not be terminated until the assets of the  Partnerships  have
been disposed of.

         The  General  Partner  considered,   as  alternatives  to  liquidation,
consolidating  the Partnerships with other  partnerships  managed by the General
Partner and continuing to manage the Partnerships on an ongoing basis.  However,
for the reasons  mentioned  above and the  benefits  the Limited  Partners  will
derive from approval of the proposed dissolutions,  as described under "Fairness
of the Proposed  Transaction"  and "Potential  Benefits to the  Partners--To the
Limited  Partners"  below,  the General Partner has determined that it is in the
best   interests  of  the  Limited   Partners  to  dissolve  and  liquidate  the
Partnerships.

      
         Consolidating  the  Partnerships.  The possibility of consolidating the
Partnerships with the General Partner or with other partnerships  managed by the
General  Partner was  considered.  Because  any  consolidation  of  partnerships
managed by the General Partner or with the General Partner would be based on the
net fair market value of a partnership's  assets less liabilities,  the negative
net value of Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 2, L.P. and Series
3, L.P. and the very small  positive net value for Enex Oil & Gas Income Program
IV - Series 3, L.P. and Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P.
and  Series  4,  L.P.  (see  Table  1  above)  and the  inability  of any of the
Partnerships to generate sufficient cash flow to liquidate their liabilities and
pay cash  distributions  would have permitted the  Partnerships  to receive very
little or no consideration in any consolidation with profitable  partnerships or
with the  General  Partner.  Their  participation  would  also be  unfair to the
investors  in  the  other  entities.  Consolidating  just  two  or  more  of the
Partnerships   was  also   considered.   Although  the  aggregate   general  and
administrative  expenses  of  the  Partnerships  would  be  reduced  by  such  a
transaction,  the  reductions  would  not be  sufficient  to offset  the  losses
generated  by the  Partnerships  (which the General  Partner  would be forced to
continue to carry) or to reduce their indebtedness to the General Partner, which
would remain  outstanding  following such a  consolidation.  (See Tables A and E
below.)  Thus,  the  consolidated  entity  would  continue  to operate at a loss
without providing any benefit to the Limited Partners from the transaction.  The
General Partner would not support such a transaction.
      

         Continuing the Management of the Partnerships.  The General Partner has
concluded that the Partnerships'  inability to generate  sufficient cash flow to
repay their  indebtedness and pay cash  distributions in the foreseeable  future
makes their continued operation unviable.  Moreover,  as discussed above, if the
Partnerships are not liquidated and dissolved  pursuant to the proposed plans of
dissolution and liquidation  described  herein,  the General Partner will likely
withdraw,  and such a withdrawal  would also most likely lead to the dissolution
and liquidation of the Partnerships.

Partnership Operations and Financial Condition

Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.

          Cash flow provided by operating activities for the year ended December
     31, 1996 was $10,842.  The amount owed the General  Partner at December 31,
     1996 was $55,180.

Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.

     Cash flow provided by operating  activities for the year ended December 31,
1996 was $2,851.  The amount owed the General  Partner at December  31, 1996 was
$86,431.

Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.

     Cash flow provided by operating  activities for the year ended December 31,
1996 was $1,413.  The amount owed the General  Partner at December  31, 1996 was
$155,870.


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Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.

     Cash flow used by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 1996
was $5,398.  The amount owed the ----  General  Partner at December 31, 1996 was
$95,435.

Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.

     Cash flow provided by operating  activities for the year ended December 31,
1996 was $6,750.  The amount owed the General  Partner at December  31, 1996 was
$81,461.

All Partnerships

      
         It does not  appear  that  even  significant  increases  in oil and gas
prices will enable the  Partnerships  to  generate  sufficient  cash flow to pay
their operating and  administrative  expenses and repay their debt  obligations.
All of the  Partnerships  have  deficits  in  their  Limited  Partners'  capital
accounts and Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 2, L.P. and Series
3, L.P. are insolvent under generally accepted  accounting  principles.  Only if
oil and gas prices were to sustain much higher levels for a  significant  period
of  time  would  any  of  the  Partnerships  be  able  to  cover  their  ongoing
administrative   and   operating   expenses  and  pay  down  their   outstanding
indebtedness  to the General  Partner.  The  General  Partner  believes  that an
increase  in oil and gas prices of this  magnitude  and  duration  is  extremely
unlikely anytime in the foreseeable future.
      

Fairness of the Proposed Transactions

      
         Due to the loss of a significant portion of the oil and gas reserves of
each   Partnership   in  the  Lake  Decade  field  (see  "Reasons  for  Proposed
Transactions"   above)  and  the  resulting  poor  financial  condition  of  the
Partnerships,  the General  Partner began to consider the  Partnerships'  future
prospects.  Each  Partnership's  cash flow  from  operations,  indebtedness  and
negative limited partner capital  balances as well as the limited  prospects for
improvement  in market prices of oil and gas were  reviewed.  At its December 3,
1996  meeting,  the  General  Partner's  Board of  Directors  was advised of the
Partnerships'  reserve loss and poor financial  condition and that market prices
for  oil  and gas  were  not  likely  to  increase  sufficiently  to  allow  the
Partnerships to repay their  indebtedness,  and that the Partnerships  should be
dissolved and  liquidated.  The Board was further  advised that  dissolution and
liquidation  would  probably not provide the Limited  Partners of Enex Oil & Gas
Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P. and Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund -
Series 2, L.P. and Series 3, L.P.  with any  tangible  benefits and only nominal
tangible  benefits to the Limited  Partners of Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement
Fund - Series  1, L.P.  and  Series 4, L.P.  However,  such  transactions  would
provide the potential for favorable tax  consequences to the Limited Partners if
they do not own their Interests in an IRA, Keogh or other tax-exempt account. It
was noted,  however,  that a majority  of the  Interests  in the four Enex 88-89
Income and Retirement Fund Partnerships are held in such tax-exempt accounts.

         As previously noted, the General Partner considered, as alternatives to
liquidation,  consolidating the Partnerships with other partnerships  managed by
the General  Partner and  continuing  to manage the  Partnerships  on an ongoing
basis. However, in January, 1996, the Board of Directors of the General Partner,
a majority of whose  members  are not  employees  of the General  Partner or any
affiliates   of  the  General   Partner,   unanimously   approved  the  proposed
dissolutions  and  liquidations  as being fair and in the best  interests of the
Limited Partners based on the following factors, in order of their significance:
(i)  each  Partnership's  poor  financial  condition  and  prospects,  (ii)  the
potential for certain Limited  Partners to realize  favorable tax  consequences,
(iii) for Enex 88-89 Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P. and Series 4,
L.P.  the  potential  for the  Limited  Partners to receive a  liquidating  cash
distribution,  and (iv) the General Partner's  willingness to act as a "buyer of
last resort" at the estimated fair market values of the Partnerships' properties
as estimated by Gruy (even if all of a Partnership's indebtedness to the General
Partner has been  satisfied  out of proceeds of earlier  property  sales)  which
ensures a "floor"  or  minimum  consideration  for  Partnership  properties  and
thereby ensures an equivalent "ceiling" or maximum amount of forgiveness
      

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of indebtedness income each Limited Partner that is not a tax-exempt entity will
realize from the proposed transactions, upon which it will be subject to federal
income tax (see "Federal  Income Tax  Consequences"  below).  All members of the
General  Partner's  Board of Directors were present at all meetings at which the
proposed transactions were considered.

      
         As  previously  discussed,  it is more  than  likely  that the  Limited
Partners  of Enex Oil & Gas  Income  Program  IV Series 3, L.P.  and Enex  88-89
Income and Retirement Fund - nd Series 3, L.P. will not be receiving cash or any
other tangible  consideration and that the Limited Partners of Enex 88-89 Income
and  Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P.  and Series 4, L.P.  will  receive only a
nominal cash  distribution  in  connection  with the proposed  dissolutions  and
liquidations  of  the   Partnerships.   The  primary  benefit  of  the  proposed
transactions  to the  Limited  Partners  is, in fact,  the  federal  income  tax
consequences of the proposed transactions to those Limited Partners that are not
tax-exempt.   Therefore,   the  General   Partner  did   consider   whether  the
consideration or benefit to the Limited Partners from the proposed  transactions
constitutes fair value in relation to current market prices,  historical  market
prices,  net  book  value,  going  concern  value,  liquidation  value,  and the
estimated  fair market values  prepared by Gruy.  Because it is more than likely
that the Limited  Partners of Enex Oil & Gas Income  Program IV - Series 3, L.P.
and Enex 88-89  Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 2, L.P. and Series 3, L.P.
will not be realizing  any value from the  Partnerships'  properties  due to the
amount of each Partnership's indebtedness, such values were not given any weight
in determining the fairness of the proposed transactions to the Limited Partners
beyond the General  Partner's  reliance on Gruy's fair market value estimates to
determine  that the  Partnerships'  liabilities  exceeded or will  exceed  their
assets.  In addition,  the General Partner believes that alternative  methods of
valuing all the  Partnerships'  properties,  such as using current or historical
market  prices,  prices  recently  paid by the  General  Partner  for  units  of
Interests  ($0 per Unit for each of the  Partnerships),  net book  value,  going
concern value or Gruy's fair market value would not result in a higher valuation
of Partnership properties than the values the General Partner expects to realize
through the sale of the Partnerships' oil and gas properties.
      

         Although the General Partner does not believe that alternative  methods
of valuing  the  Partnership  properties,  such as using  current or  historical
market  prices,  prices  recently paid the General  Partner for Interests in the
Partnerships,  net book value,  going concern value or liquidation  value, would
result in a higher  valuation  of  Partnership  properties  than that yielded by
Gruy's  valuation,  even were such to be the case, the General Partner would not
consider it relevant to a  determination  of the fairness of the  transaction to
the Limited Partners. As discussed above, due to the poor financial condition of
the Partnerships,  in the event the proposed  transactions were not approved the
General  Partner  would  withdraw  as  general  partner  likely  leading  to the
dissolution  and  liquidation  of the  Partnerships  in any case. In the General
Partners' experience, oil and gas properties are generally purchased and sold at
prices  approximating  the purchasers' and sellers'  estimates of the discounted
present value of the subject oil and gas reserves. Thus, the Gruy estimated fair
market valuations, as compared to the other above-referenced  valuation methods,
represents  the best  estimation  of the  realizable  value  of the  Partnership
properties.

         Adoption of the proposal to dissolve  and  liquidate  each  Partnership
requires the affirmative  vote of a majority in interest of the Limited Partners
of each such  Partnership.  Because the General  Partner holds Interests in each
Partnership, the proposals to dissolve and liquidate can be approved without the
affirmative  vote of a  majority  of the  Interests  held by all  other  Limited
Partners.  No  director  or group of  directors  has  retained  an  unaffiliated
representative  to act solely on behalf of the Limited Partners for the purposes
of  negotiating  the terms of the proposed  plan to dissolve and  liquidate  the
Partnerships  or to prepare a report  concerning the fairness of such proposals.
No firm  offer  has been  made by any  person  during  the  preceding  18 months
regarding the merger or  consolidation of any of the  Partnerships,  the sale or
transfer  of all or any  substantial  part of the assets of any  Partnership  or
securities of any Partnership  which would enable the holder thereof to exercise
control of such  Partnership.  The absence of the  protections  described in the
preceding two sentences was considered,  but was judged to be immaterial, by the
General Partner in determining the fairness of the proposed  transactions to the
Limited Partners.


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Potential Benefits to the Partners

To the Limited Partners

      
The primary  benefits of the proposed  transactions  to the Limited  Partners of
Enex 88-89  Income and  Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P. and Series 4, L.P. are
the possible  receipt of a  liquidating  cash  distribution  and for the Limited
Partners of all of the  Partnerships,  the  potential to realize  favorable  tax
consequences if the Limited  Partner is not a tax-exempt  entity and the General
Partner's  willingness  to act as a "buyer  of last  resort",  which  ensures  a
"floor" or minimum consideration for Partnership  properties and thereby ensures
an equivalent  "ceiling" or maximum amount of forgiveness of indebtedness income
each  Limited  Partner  that is not a  tax-exempt  entity will  realize from the
proposed transactions,  upon which he will be subject to federal income tax (see
"Federal Income Tax Consequences" below). The General Partner believes there are
no  detriments  of the  transactions  to the  Limited  Partners,  other than the
potential  loss of income  that  might be  earned  in the  future if oil and gas
prices rise significantly.

         Enex owns the largest limited partnership  interest in each Partnership
(see "Record Date,  Voting and Security  Ownership of Certain  Beneficial Owners
and  Management").   If  the  proposed   dissolutions  are  approved  Enex  will
participate  as a  Limited  Partner  to the  extent of its  limited  partnership
interest in the  consequences of the liquidation in the same manner as all other
Limited Partners that are not tax-exempt entities.
      

To the General Partner

         As General Partner, Enex will benefit from the proposed transactions by
collecting all or a portion of the amounts owed to it by each  Partnership  upon
the  sale of each  such  Partnership's  properties,  either  in the form of cash
proceeds of such sales,  or as buyer of last resort,  the receipt of Partnership
properties  in exchange for the  discharge of  Partnership  indebtedness  to the
General  Partner.  Also, upon the liquidation of the  Partnerships,  the General
Partner will cease to incur the ongoing expenses of administering  and operating
the Partnerships. Actual administrative expenses paid by the General Partner for
each  Partnership  in 1995 and 1996,  as well as estimates of such  expenses for
1997  and  1998,  are set  forth  in  Table  E.  Expenses  associated  with  the
Partnerships'  reporting  obligations  under the  Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended,  the  preparation  of annual tax reports,  and annual  audits,
comprise a significant portion of such administrative  expenses. The liquidation
and dissolution of the Partnerships will prevent the amounts owed to the General
Partner  from  increasing  and  reduce  the  General  Partner's  risk  that  the
receivables from each Partnership are/or may in the future become uncollectible.

         The General  Partner intends to continue to hold any of the Partnership
properties it might acquire as a buyer of last resort.  The General  Partner has
no plans to dispose of any of such properties.

         In  the  event  that  the  General  Partner  acquires  any  Partnership
properties in connection the proposed plans of  dissolution  and  liquidation of
the  Partnerships,  the General  Partner  believes that such  properties will be
profitable due to the  elimination of the current  ongoing  expenses  associated
with administering and operating the Partnerships.

Record Date,  Voting and Security  Ownership  of Certain  Beneficial  Owners and
Management

         As of the Record Date, the  Partnerships  had the following  numbers of
"Units" of limited  partnership  interest  (i.e.,  the  aggregate  amount of the
Limited  Partners'  initial  subscriptions  divided  by  $500)  outstanding  and
entitled  to vote  (in each  case the  number  of Units  represents  100% of the
outstanding limited partnership interests of the Partnership):


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                                                             Number of
                                                                Units
  Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.             6,079
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.        3,605
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.        3,097
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.        3,413
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.        3,644

      
         From  January  1, 1995 to the date  hereof,  the  General  Partner  has
purchased  an  aggregate  of 263.50,  153.76,  66.36,  21.97 and 46.21  Units of
Limited  Partnership  Interest  of Enex Oil & Gas Income  Program IV - Series 3,
L.P, Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement  Fund - Series 1, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income
and Retirement  Fund - Series 2, L.P.,  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement  Fund -
Series 3, L.P.,  and Enex 88/89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund - Series 4, L.P.,
respectively,  (including 5.79 30.00, 2.00,6.00 and 2.21, respectively,  of such
Units during the past sixty (60) days), at an average purchase price per Unit of
$6.55,  $14.87,  $0.00,  $0.00 and $1.96,  respectively,  in accordance with its
annual  offer to  repurchase  such  interests  as  required  by the  Partnership
Agreements.
      

         Approval of the proposal for each Partnership  requires the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority-in-interest of that Partnership. The term "the
holders of a  majority-in-interest"  refers to Limited  Partners  (including the
General  Partner)  holding  more than fifty  percent of the limited  partnership
interests of all the Limited Partners of that  Partnership.  With respect to the
proposal,  abstentions will be included in determining the presence of a quorum,
and will be treated as votes cast against the proposal.  "Broker non-votes" will
be deemed absent for purposes of  determining  the presence of a quorum and will
be treated as votes cast against the proposal.  Any unmarked proxies,  including
those  submitted  by  brokers  and  nominees,  will be  voted  in  favor  of the
applicable proposal.

         The following table sets forth for each  Partnership,  as of the Record
Date,  the number and  percentage  of Units  beneficially  owned by the  General
Partner.  No  executive  officer or  director  of the  General  Partner  owns an
interest  in any of the  Partnerships.  The  General  Partner  knows of no other
person who has beneficial  ownership of more than 5% of the outstanding  limited
partnership interests in any of the Partnerships.



                                                           Enex
                                                           OGIP IV    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund
                                                           Series 3    Series 1  Series 2   Series 3   Series 4

      
                                                                                         
    Units Beneficially Owned by the General Partner          1,166       467        224       242       240

    Percentage Beneficially Owned by the General Partner   19.1856     12.9543     7.2287    7.0927    6.5868


      

         The General  Partner  intends to vote all of the Units it owns in favor
of the proposal.  Therefore, for each Partnership,  if the following percentages
of the  outstanding  Units are voted by other  Limited  Partners in favor of the
proposal, it will be approved:


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                                                            Percentage of Units
                                                            Needed to Approve
                                                                  Proposal
      
                                                                    
     Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.            30.8145%
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.       37.0458%
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.       42.7714%
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.       42.9074%
     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.       43.4133%
      


Certain Transactions

         The  following  amounts  relate to  transactions  between  the  General
Partner and the Partnerships which have occurred since January 1, 1995:


                                                          Allocated General & Administrative Expenses
                                                                                      3 months ended
                                                             1995           1996      March 31, 1997
                                                             ----           ----      --------------
                                                                                     
  Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.       $17,729        $17,221           $3,921
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.   15,999         16,197            3,904
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.   12,287         12,635            2,993
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.   10,993         11,370            2,672
  Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.   10,455         10,909            2,554


         The Partnerships reimburse the General Partner for administrative costs
incurred on their behalf. Administrative costs allocated to the Partnerships are
computed on a cost basis in  accordance  with  standard  industry  practices  by
allocating the time spent by the General Partner's  personnel among all projects
and by allocating  rent and other  overhead on the basis of the relative  direct
time  charges.  The General  Partner  believes  that these amounts are less than
administrative  charges  customarily  charged  other  partnerships  because  the
General  Partner  manages  34  other  partnerships  and is,  therefore,  able to
allocate such similar charges over a larger base of partnerships.

      
         Additional  information regarding transactions between the Partnerships
and  the  General  Partner  is  hereby  incorporated  by  reference  to Item 7 -
Financial  Statements and Supplemental Data to each Partnership's  Annual Report
on Form  10-KSB/A  for the year ended  December  31, 1996 and Item 1 - Financial
Statements (unaudited) to each Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB/A 
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997.
      

No Dissenters' Rights

         Limited  Partners will not have, nor be entitled to, any dissenters' or
appraisal rights with respect to the proposals under the Partnership  Agreements
or under  applicable law.  Generally,  in the absence of a breach of the General
Partner's  fiduciary duty (i.e.,  to act fairly and in the best interests of the
Partnerships  and their Limited  Partners),  Limited  Partners who object to the
proposed dissolution and liquidation will have no remedy available to them under
state law or under the Partnership  Agreements if the percentage of Units needed
to approve the  proposal  vote for it (see  "Record  Date,  Voting and  Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" above).

Federal Income Tax Consequences

         In  general,  the  General  Partner  believes  that,  with  respect  to
individuals  who are  citizens or residents  of the United  States,  for federal
income tax purposes the proposed  liquidation of each Partnership's  assets will
result  in a  capital  loss to the  Limited  Partners  of each  Partnership.  In
addition to the capital loss,  each  Partnership  will have a net operating loss
from the  Partnership's  current  year of  operation  which will be  deductible.
However,  if a  Limited  Partner  owns his  interest  in an IRA,  Keogh or other
tax-exempt  account,  he will not be able to utilize the capital loss or the net
operating loss. The forgiveness of any  indebtedness by the General Partner will
constitute ordinary income to the Limited Partners

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of such  Partnership;  however,  even  with this  income,  the  General  Partner
anticipates that each Partnership will have a net operating loss for 1997.

      
         If the consideration  received in liquidation is equal to the estimated
fair market value of the Partnerships'  assets, and assuming a limited partner's
basis in his partnership  interest is equal to his  partnership  capital account
determined for federal income tax purposes,  the General  Partner  believes that
the Limited  Partners will have a 1997 loss (net of  forgiveness of debt income)
per $500 Unit of limited partnership interest outstanding approximately equal to
the amounts shown below:
      

                                                                    1997 Loss
                                                                Per $500 Unit
      
    Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.             $ 99.52
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.        $129.41
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.        $205.12
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.        $204.40
    Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.        $185.85
      

         Limited  Partners of Enex Oil & Gas Income  Program IV - Series 3, L.P.
may also have suspended passive losses from prior years which may be utilized in
the current year to offset income from other sources.

         A Limited  Partner of Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.
also has  available  for use in the current  year a passive  loss of $285.87 per
$500 Unit of limited  partnership  interest generated prior to 1997 if he or she
is an original investor and has never utilized any of the Partnership's  passive
losses in prior years.  To calculate a Limited  Partner's  passive loss, he must
determine  the number of $500 Units he owns by dividing his original  investment
by $500.  This number  multiplied  by $285.87 will  determine his or her passive
loss. If the proposal is adopted,  an original investor in Enex Oil & Gas Income
Program IV - Series 3, L.P. who has not utilized  passive losses in prior years,
may use such passive loss amount in the current year to offset income from other
sources.

         Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P., Series 2, L.P.,
Series 3, L.P., and Series 4, L.P. own solely  royalty  interests in oil and gas
properties,  and all losses generated prior to 1997 for these  partnerships were
utilizable  by the  limited  partners  in  the  year  the  loss  was  generated.
Accordingly, these Partnerships have no suspended losses.

         The actual tax  consequences  to any Limited Partner will depend on the
Limited  Partner's own tax  circumstances.  No legal opinion  concerning the tax
consequences  of the  proposed  transactions  has been  obtained  by the General
Partner.   The  foregoing   discussion  of  the  potential  federal  income  tax
consequences of the proposed  liquidation of the  Partnerships has been prepared
by Robert E. Densford,  Vice  President-Finance,  Secretary and Treasurer of the
General Partner and James A. Klein,  Controller of the General Partner,  both of
whom are certified public accountants. NEVERTHELESS, EACH LIMITED PARTNER SHOULD
CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISER WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX  CONSEQUENCES  OF THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS.

Description of Business

      
         The  Partnerships  were  formed  under the New Jersey  Uniform  Limited
Partnership Law (1976). The Partnerships are engaged in the oil and gas business
through the ownership of various  interests in producing oil and gas properties.
For further  information,  see Item 1 of each  Partnership's  1996 Form 10-KSB/A
accompanying this Proxy Statement.
      

Description of Property and Oil and Gas Reserves

      
         A summary of each Partnership's  property acquisitions and quantitative
information regarding the Partnership's oil and gas reserves is included in Item
2 of each Partnership's 1996 Form 10-KSB/A accompanying this Proxy Statement and
in Table D. Certain oil and gas property reserve information is also included in
Tables B, B-1, C, F and G attached
      

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hereto.  Included  in  this  information  are  fair  market  valuations  of  the
properties of each Partnership prepared by Gruy. Gruy has been preparing reserve
estimates for each of the Partnership's oil and gas reserves since the inception
of each Partnership's  operations.  Gruy was selected by the General Partner for
this task based upon its reputation, experience and expertise in this area. Gruy
is an  international  petroleum  consulting  firm with  offices in  Houston  and
Dallas, Texas. Their staff includes petroleum engineers and geology consultants.
Services they provide include reserve estimates, fair value appraisals, geologic
studies, expert witness testimony and arbitration.

Valuation of Oil and Gas Properties

         Gruy  has  estimated  for  each  oil  and gas  property  in  which  the
Partnerships  own interests,  as of December 31, 1996, the recoverable  units of
oil and gas and the  undiscounted  and discounted  future net cash flows by year
commencing January 1, 1997 and continuing through the estimated productive lives
of the  properties.  The  Limited  Partners  should be aware  that the  reserves
estimated by Gruy are estimates  only and should not be construed as being exact
amounts.  Gruy  estimated  each  Partnership's  oil and gas reserves and applied
certain assumptions described below regarding price and cost escalations. Future
cash flow by year was calculated for each property. The future annual cash flows
were  then  discounted  at 10% for  time  using  mid-year  discounting.  The 10%
discount factor,  as used by Gruy, is considered to be the industry standard for
valuing oil and gas properties.  Additionally, it is the standard promulgated by
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  for  the  valuation  of oil  and gas
properties.  Following the time value discounting described above, a risk factor
was then applied by Gruy to the total discounted cash flow of each property. The
risk factor was applied  for each  reserve  type and  ownership  type.  The risk
factor is applied by Gruy to the extent it determines  appropriate  based on its
considerations  of the  particular  location,  type  of  interest,  category  of
reserves and  operational  characteristics  of such  reserves.  The risk factors
applied to proved  producing  reserves  ranged  from a low of 66.0% to a high of
72.4%  where  Partnership  properties  consisted  of working  interests  and net
profits  interests  and from  74.6%  to  75.9%  where  properties  consisted  of
overriding royalty  interests.  See attached Table B-1 for a list of properties,
the various risk factors applied to each property,  and the  Partnerships  which
own the  property.  Gruy  allocated the estimates  among the  Partnerships  on a
pro-rata basis in accordance with their respective ownership interest in each of
the  properties  evaluated.  See  Tables C and D. The  resulting  value for each
Partnership  is  included  in Table 1 and in Table B and is labeled  Fair Market
Value of Oil and Gas Reserves.

      
         Future net revenues were estimated by Gruy using a 12 month average oil
price of $20.75 per barrel  and gas prices  ranging  from $1.15 per Mcf to $2.65
per Mcf, such gas prices  representing  average prices received over the last 12
months for each field or  property.  The posted  price of oil on January 1, 1997
was approximately  $25 per barrel.  The January 1, 1997 gas price varied on each
property  and ranged  from  $1.00 to $5.15 per Mcf.  On March 1, 1997 oil prices
averaged  $19.50 per barrel  and gas prices  ranged  from $.90 to $3.23 per Mcf.
Future  operating costs and capital  expenditures  were estimated by the General
Partner and utilized by Gruy in the future cash flow estimates. Prices and costs
were  escalated as follows:  Oil prices were escalated  2.65% in 1998,  3.52% in
1999,  3.49% in 2000,  3.55% in 2001, and 3.5% each year thereafter to a maximum
of $34.00 per barrel.  Natural gas prices were escalated 1.33% in 1998, 3.51% in
1999,  3.39% in 2000,  3.60% in 2001, and 3.5%  thereafter to a maximum of $3.70
per thousand cubic feet.  Operating expenses and future capital investments were
escalated  at the rate of 3.5%  per year  until  the year in which  the  primary
product reached its maximum price.
      

         According  to  Gruy,   there  are  basically  two  approaches  for  the
estimation  of the fair  market  value  of oil and gas  properties;  the  income
approach  and the  market  data  approach.  The  income  approach  requires  the
estimation of reserves, identification of their categories (proved, probable and
possible),  a detailed cash flow  projection and the proper  application of risk
factors. The market data approach utilizes comparable sales of properties in the
area.  Fair market values were estimated using the income approach as opposed to
the market data  approach  because it is difficult to identify  sales of oil and
gas properties that are comparable in net reserves,  product  prices,  location,
operating expenses and operator expertise. For proved producing properties,  the
estimated  discounted  future net revenue was reduced to a fair market  value by
multiplying by a suitable  fraction that accounts for the risk  associated  with
such  an  investment.  The  fair  market  value  method  is  considered  to more
accurately  value all types of  properties  as compared to the net present value
method. The

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net present value method,  where the cash flow stream is discounted at some rate
higher  than  the  weighted  cost of  capital,  tends  to  undervalue  long-life
properties and overvalue short-life properties.

Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number

     The principal  executive  offices and telephone  number of each Partnership
are as follows: c/o Enex Resources Corporation, Three Kingwood Place, Suite 200,
800 Rockmead  Drive,  Kingwood,  Texas  77339,  attention  Corporate  Secretary,
telephone: (281) 358-8401.

Information Concerning the General Partner

         Enex was incorporated on August 17, 1979 in Colorado. On June 30, 1992,
Enex  reincorporated  in Delaware.  Enex is engaged in the business of acquiring
interests in producing  oil and gas  properties  and managing oil and gas income
limited partnerships. Enex's operations are concentrated in this single industry
segment.

         Enex's  principal  executive  offices are  maintained  at 800  Rockmead
Drive,  Three Kingwood Place,  Kingwood,  Texas 77339.  The telephone  number at
these offices is (281) 358-8401. Enex has no regional offices.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

         As of the date of this Proxy  Statement,  the only  business  which the
General Partner  intends to present at the Special  Meetings are the matters set
forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meetings. The General Partner has no
knowledge  of any other  business to be presented  at the Special  Meetings.  If
other business consisting of matters of which the General Partner has no current
knowledge  or matters  incident to the  conduct of a Special  Meeting is brought
before a Special  Meeting,  the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will
vote according to their discretion.

         Representatives  of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present at
the Special Meetings. They will have the opportunity to make a statement if they
so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         This Proxy Statement  incorporates by reference the following documents
which have been filed by each Partnership with the Commission:

      
         (1)     Each Partnership's  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year
                 ended December 31, 1996,  copies of which  accompany this Proxy
                 Statement; and

         (2)     Each  Partnership's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the
                 fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997,  copies of which accompany
                 this Proxy Statement.

         The Proxy Statement  specifically  incorporates herein by reference the
information set forth in the following  sections contained in each Partnership's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A: Item 1-Business; Item 2-Properties; Item 3-Legal
Proceedings;  Item  5-Market  for Common  Equity  and  Related  Security  Holder
Matters;  Item  6-Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
and Financial Condition; and Item 7-Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The  following   sections  of  the  Quarterly   Reports  on  Form  10-QSB/A  are
specifically  incorporated  herein by reference:  Item 1 - Financial  Statements
(unaudited).
      


                       By Order of the Board of Directors
                             of the General Partner


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                                                ROBERT E. DENSFORD
                                                Vice President-Finance,
                                                Secretary and Treasurer

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                                     TABLE A
Selected Financial Data                                              Enex Oil & Gas Income                       
                                                                  Program IV - Series 3, L.P.                    
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------      
                                                                              Year ended                         
                                                                             December 31,                        
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------      
                                                          1996          1995          1994        1993           
                                                                                                  
Total revenues                                             $158,257     $117,994      $292,260    $259,991       

Net (loss)                                                ($514,423)    ($15,990)    ($159,910)  ($279,442)      
Net (loss) per $500 unit                                       ($85)         ($3)         ($29)       ($47)      
Cash flow from operations                                   $10,842       $5,214      $178,248     $61,230       
Cash flow from operations per $500 unit                          $2           $1           $29         $10       
Limited Partners' capital (deficit)                        ($13,447)    $505,968      $546,510    $782,974       
Limited Partners' capital (deficit) per $500 unit               ($2)         $83           $90        $129       
Cash distributions to Limited Partners                            -      $22,282       $62,872     $56,873       
Cash distributions to Limited Partners per $500 unit              -           $4           $10          $9       
Debt payable to general partner                             $55,180      $85,800      $106,486    $162,282       
Total debt                                                  $87,193     $114,169      $155,623    $223,256       





                                     TABLE A
Selected Financial Data                                
                                                                   Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement            
                                                                         Fund-Series 1, L.P.                 
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                         Year ended                          
                                                                         December 31,                        
                                                       ----------------------------------------------------- 
                                                           1996         1995           1994        1993
                                                                                          
Total revenues                                             $45,540     $36,385        $96,831    $109,677

Net (loss)                                               ($325,307)   ($39,273)      ($24,899)   ($98,953)
Net (loss) per $500 unit                                      ($90)       ($11)           ($7)       ($30)
Cash flow from operations                                   $2,851      $3,902        $72,136     $76,998
Cash flow from operations per $500 unit                         $1          $1            $20         $21
Limited Partners' capital (deficit)                       ($25,117)   $302,419       $349,914    $444,760
Limited Partners' capital (deficit) per $500 unit              ($7)        $84            $97        $123
Cash distributions to Limited Partners                           -      $6,840        $69,947     $79,076
Cash distributions to Limited Partners per $500 unit             -          $2            $19         $22
Debt payable to general partner                            $86,431    $101,631       $121,735    $117,337
Total debt                                                 $88,916    $104,133       $124,785    $118,501


  




                                     TABLE A
Selected Financial Data                                        Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement             
                                                                   Fund - Series 2, L.P.                      
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------   
                                                                         Year ended                           
                                                                         December 31,                         
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------   
                                                          1996          1995          1994        1993        
                                                                                               
Total revenues                                              $24,079      $22,555       $34,264     $29,847    

Net income (loss)                                         ($284,164)     ($8,412)    ($121,166)  ($140,242)   
Net income (loss) per $500 unit                                ($92)         ($3)         ($39)       ($46)   
Cash flow from operations                                    $1,413        ($436)      $29,727     $20,622    
Cash flow from operations per $500 unit                          $0           $0           $10          $7    
Limited Partners' capital (deficit)                       ($134,892)    $150,106      $163,349    $307,970    
Limited Partners' capital (deficit) per $500 unit              ($44)         $48           $53         $99    
Cash distributions to Limited Partners                            -       $3,958       $21,935     $22,376    
Cash distributions to Limited Partners per $500 unit              -           $1            $7          $7    
Debt payable to general partner                            $155,870     $162,401      $174,344    $162,061    
Total debt                                                 $158,010     $164,000      $177,167    $162,976    





                                     TABLE A
Selected Financial Data                                            Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement  
                                                                      Fund - Funde- Series.3, L.P.
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Year ended
                                                                           December 31,
                                                       -----------------------------------------------------
                                                           1996         1995           1994        1993
                                                                                            
Total revenues                                               $40,352     $35,495        $45,980     $48,119

Net income (loss)                                          ($245,531)        $96       ($90,585)  ($146,837)
Net income (loss) per $500 unit                                 ($72)         $0           ($27)       ($44)
Cash flow from operations                                     $5,398     ($1,734)       $34,332    ($29,204)
Cash flow from operations per $500 unit                           $2         ($1)           $10         ($9)
Limited Partners' capital (deficit)                         ($45,881)   $202,291       $209,046    $328,747
Limited Partners' capital (deficit) per $500 unit               ($13)        $59            $61         $96
Cash distributions to Limited Partners                             -      $4,525        $26,273     $29,204
Cash distributions to Limited Partners per $500 unit               -          $1             $8          $9
Debt payable to general partner                              $95,435    $111,254       $140,539    $135,559
Total debt                                                   $97,166    $112,849       $143,401    $136,533







                                     TABLE A

Selected Financial Data                                        Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement                   
                                                                    Fund - Series 4, L.P.                       
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Year ended                                
                                                                     December 31,                               
                                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                                                          1996          1995          1994        1993
                                                                                           
Total revenues                                              $51,886      $42,536       $63,887     $28,405

Net (loss)                                                ($218,333)     ($1,658)     ($89,707)  ($103,530)
Net (loss) per $500 unit                                       ($60)         ($0)         ($25)       ($29)
Cash flow from operations                                    $6,750        ($541)      $34,483     $24,406
Cash flow from operations per $500 unit                          $2           $0            $9          $7
Limited Partners' capital (deficit)                         ($1,668)    $220,447      $230,320    $351,069
Limited Partners' capital (deficit) per $500 unit               ($0)         $60           $63         $96
Cash distributions to Limited Partners                            -       $4,633       $94,452     $27,552
Cash distributions to Limited Partners per $500 unit              -           $1           $26          $7
Debt payable to general partner                             $81,461     $108,048      $143,307    $150,295
Total debt                                                  $83,790     $110,404      $146,634    $151,944





                                     TABLE B


Oil and gas reserves                                     Enex Oil & Gas Income              
                                                         Program IV - Series 3, L.P.        
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------       
                                                                       At December 31,                    
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------       
                                                        1996          1995          1994          1993            
Proved Reserves:
                                                                                                   
    Oil (bbls)                                             6,303        13,241        17,512        24,439        
    Oil (bbls) per $500 unit                                   1             2             3             4        
    Gas (mcf)                                             16,266       279,759       336,916       359,087        
    Gas (mcf) per $500 unit                                    2            41            50            53        
Estimated future net cash flows                         $138,684      $735,530      $663,244      $945,469        
Estimated future net cash flows per $500 unit                $23          $121          $109          $156        
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash flows               $120,508      $582,866      $549,817      $756,548        
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash
    flows per $500 unit                                      $20           $96           $90          $124        
Fair market value of oil and gas reserves                $52,520                                                  
Fair market value of oil
     and gas reserves per $500 unit                           $9                                                  



                                     TABLE B


Oil and gas reserves                                     Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                           Fund - Series 1, L.P.
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    At December 31,
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1996          1995          1994          1993
Proved Reserves:
                                                                                       
    Oil (bbls)                                         2,255         7,286         8,001         9,311
    Oil (bbls) per $500 unit                               1             2             2             2
    Gas (mcf)                                         75,388       295,695       335,946       360,412
    Gas (mcf) per $500 unit                               19            74            84            90
Estimated future net cash flows                     $292,569      $654,570      $598,589      $995,458
Estimated future net cash flows per $500 unit            $81          $182          $166          $276
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash flows           $217,921      $361,969      $364,469      $596,231
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash
    flows per $500 unit                                  $60          $100          $101          $165
Fair market value of oil and gas reserves            $98,850
Fair market value of oil
     and gas reserves per $500 unit                      $27




                                     TABLE B


Oil and gas reserves                                   Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement     
                                                           Fund - Series 2, L.P.              
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------       
                                                                   At December 31,                    
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------       
                                                        1996          1995          1994          1993            
Proved Reserves:                                                                                
                                                                                                   
    Oil (bbls)                                             2,340         5,380         6,194         7,889        
    Oil (bbls) per $500 unit                                   1             2             2             2        
    Gas (mcf)                                             10,335       152,019       179,883       193,647        
    Gas (mcf) per $500 unit                                    3            44            52            56        
Estimated future net cash flows                          $67,026      $375,329      $326,472      $462,847        
Estimated future net cash flows per $500 unit                $22          $121          $105          $149        
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash flows                $53,793      $294,809      $270,561      $370,427        
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash
    flows per $500 unit                                      $17           $95           $87          $120        
Fair market value of oil and gas reserves                $23,849                                                  
Fair market value of oil
     and gas reserves per $500 unit                           $8                                                  



                                     TABLE B


Oil and gas reserves                                      Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                             Fund - Series 3, L.P.
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------
                                                                At December 31,
                                                 ------------------------------------------------------
                                                    1996          1995          1994          1993
Proved Reserves:                                 
                                                                                       
    Oil (bbls)                                         4,876         7,620         8,254         9,998
    Oil (bbls) per $500 unit                               1             2             2             3
    Gas (mcf)                                         19,486       148,547       173,824       187,344
    Gas (mcf) per $500 unit                                5            39            46            49
Estimated future net cash flows                     $144,895      $391,293      $332,598      $451,613
Estimated future net cash flows per $500 unit            $42          $115           $97          $132
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash flows           $110,882      $306,500      $275,782      $362,893
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash
    flows per $500 unit                                  $32           $90           $81          $106
Fair market value of oil and gas reserves            $52,159
Fair market value of oil
     and gas reserves per $500 unit                      $15



                                     TABLE B



                                                              Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
Oil and gas reserves                                          Fund - Series 4, L.P.
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   At December 31,
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------
                                                        1996          1995          1994          1993
Proved Reserves:                                                                                
                                                                                           
    Oil (bbls)                                             5,524         7,979         9,417        12,875
    Oil (bbls) per $500 unit                                   1             2             2             3
    Gas (mcf)                                             93,757       179,012       200,633       205,307
    Gas (mcf) per $500 unit                                   23            44            50            50
Estimated future net cash flows                         $294,355      $392,657      $354,103      $487,614
Estimated future net cash flows per $500 unit                $81          $108           $97          $134
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash flows               $211,952      $310,904      $294,689      $394,412
Discounted (at 10%) future net cash
    flows per $500 unit                                      $58           $85           $81          $108
Fair market value of oil and gas reserves                $81,706
Fair market value of oil
     and gas reserves per $500 unit                          $22





                                    TABLE B-1


                                        Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L.P.

                           Reserve          Type of           Discounted (@ 10%)        Risk              Fair Market
Property Name              Category(1)      Interest(2)       Net Cash Flows            Factors(3)            Value   

                                                                                                         
Bagley                     PDP              WI                   $  40,051                .72408          $    29,000
Brighton                   PDP              WI                   $  33,336                .70554          $    23,520
Lake Decade                PDP              WI                   $   4,797                   -            $         0

         Total                                                                                            $    52,520


                                     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L.P.

                           Reserve          Type of           Discounted (@ 10%)        Risk              Fair Market
Property Name              Category(1)      Interest(2)       Net Cash Flows            Factors(3)            Value   

Corinne                    PDP              ORRI                 $ 103,695                .75944          $    78,750
Byrum B                    PDP              ORRI                 $   6,837                .74594          $     5,100
Bagley                     PDP              NPI                  $  20,716                .72407          $    15,000
Lake Decade                PDP              NPI                  $   1,199                   -            $         0

         Total                                                                                            $    98,850


                                     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.

                           Reserve          Type of           Discounted (@ 10%)        Risk              Fair Market
Property Name              Category(1)      Interest(2)       Net Cash Flows            Factors(3)            Value   

Byrum B                    PDP              ORRI                 $   6,636                .74593          $     4,950
Bagley                     PDP              NPI                  $  11,049                .72405          $     8,000
Elmac                      PDP              NPI                  $  16,515                .65995          $    10,899
Lake Decade                PDP              NPI                  $   2,549                   -            $         0

         Total                                                                                            $    23,849


                                     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L.P.

                           Reserve          Type of           Discounted (@ 10%)        Risk              Fair Market
Property Name              Category(1)      Interest(2)       Net Cash Flows            Factors(3)            Value   

Byrum B                    PDP              ORRI                 $   6,636                .74593          $     4,950
Bagley                     PDP              NPI                  $  11,739                .72408          $     8,500
Elmac                      PDP              NPI                  $  58,655                .65994          $    38,709
Lake Decade                PDP              NPI                  $   2,399                    -           $         0

         Total                                                                                            $    52,159


                                     Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.

                           Reserve          Type of           Discounted (@ 10%)        Risk              Fair Market
Property Name              Category(1)      Interest(2)       Net Cash Flows            Factors(3)            Value   

Lake Decade                PDP              NPI                  $   2,174                   -            $         0
Bagley                     PDP              NPI                  $  12,430                .72405          $     9,000
Elmac                      PDP              NPI                  $  26,830                .65993          $    17,706
Speary                     PDP              NPI                  $  75,938                .72428          $    55,000

         Total                                                                                            $    81,706



(1)      PDP   = proved developed producing reserves

(2)      WI    = working interest
         ORRI = overriding royalty interest
         NPI = net profit royalty interest

(3)      Risk factors were determined by H.J. Gruy and Associates and consider
         risk, location, type of interest, category of reserves and
         operational characteristics of each property.



                                     TABLE C
                                 PROPERTY DETAIL



                                                                                                     Working Interest %*
                                                                                      -------------------------------------------
Acquisition State    Field   Operator Name                Well Name             Type   403      521     522       523      524

                                                                                                                
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs 4-2                   GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs RT 01                 GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs RT 02                 GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs RT 2-2                GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs Richardson 6-2        GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Duke 13-3                   OIL
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Gore Heirs Unit 1-12        GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Richardson 4-2              GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 02           GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 04           GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 5-1 & 5-2    GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 06           GAS
Corinne       MS    Corinne  Samson Resources Co.     Scott Turner Unit           GAS

Speary        TX     Speary  Enex Resources Corp      Bessie Hackney Gas Unit     GAS
Speary        TX     Speary  Enex Resources Corp      John A Hackney              GAS
Speary        TX     Speary  Enex Resources Corp      Landgrebe Leroy             OIL
Speary        TX     Speary  Enex Resources Corp      Lyons Unit 1                OIL
Speary        TX     Speary  Enex Resources Corp      Wessendorff Joe C 01        OIL


Bryum B       MI    Onondaga Global Nat'l Resources   Byrum 1-28                  OIL

Brighton      MI    Brighton Global Nat'l Resources   Caid 1-11                   OIL   6.30000
Brighton      MI    Brighton Global Nat'l Resources   Swan 1-11                   OIL   7.45500

Lake Decade   LA  Lake Decade Southwestern Energy      Fina Fee 06                GAS   1.94100

Elmac Hills   MI    Charlton Don Yohe Enterprises     Elmac Hills 1-19            OIL                     0.84406  2.99780  1.37122
Elmac Hills   MI    Charlton Don Yohe Enterprises     Elmac Hills 1-18            OIL
Elmac Hills   MI    Charlton Don Yohe Enterprises     Elmac Hills 2-18            OIL

Bagley        MI     Bagley  Terra Energy Limited     Bagley Unit                 OIL   4.31608  2.23245  1.19064  1.26506  1.33947

============================

* "403" refers to Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L. P.
  "521" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L. P.
  "522" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.
  "523" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L. P.
  "524" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.



                                     TABLE C
                                 PROPERTY DETAIL

                                                                                                Revenue Interest %*
                                                                                    ---------------------------------------------
Acquisition State    Field     Operator Name                       Well Name    Type  403    521        522       523      524

                                                                                                                 
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs 4-2                GAS          0.05127
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs RT 01              GAS          0.05127
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs RT 02              GAS          0.82032
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs RT 2-2             GAS          0.82032
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Dabbs Richardson 6-2     GAS          1.73668
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Duke 13-3                OIL          0.8203125
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Gore Heirs Unit 1-12     GAS          0.410158
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Richardson 4-2           GAS          2.606772
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 02        GAS          0.893228
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 04        GAS          2.606775
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 5-1 & 5-2 GAS          3.57292
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Richardson T A 06        GAS          1.73689
Corinne       MS    Corinne    Samson Resources Co.     Scott Turner Unit        GAS          0.82031

Speary        TX     Speary    Enex Resources Corp      Bessie Hackney Gas Unit  GAS                                        7.73598
Speary        TX     Speary    Enex Resources Corp      John A Hackney           GAS                                        7.85660
Speary        TX     Speary    Enex Resources Corp      Landgrebe Leroy          OIL                                        8.03400
Speary        TX     Speary    Enex Resources Corp      Lyons Unit 1             OIL                                        7.72500
Speary        TX     Speary    Enex Resources Corp      Wessendorff Joe C 01     OIL                                        7.70000


Bryum B       MI    Onondaga   Global Nat'l Resources   Byrum 1-28               OIL          1.02000     0.99000  0.99000

Brighton      MI    Brighton   Global Nat'l Resources   Caid 1-11                OIL 5.5125
Brighton      MI    Brighton   Global Nat'l Resources   Swan 1-11                OIL 6.49032

Lake Decade   LA  Lake Decade   Southwestern Energy     Fina Fee 06              GAS 1.38146  0.345366    0.73390  0.69073  0.62597

Elmac Hills   MI    Charlton   Don Yohe Enterprises     Elmac Hills 1-19         OIL                      0.66435  2.35953  1.07928
Elmac Hills   MI    Charlton   Don Yohe Enterprises     Elmac Hills 1-18         OIL
Elmac Hills   MI    Charlton   Don Yohe Enterprises     Elmac Hills 2-18         OIL

Bagley        MI     Bagley    Terra Energy Limited     Bagley Unit              OIL 3.611799 1.86816     0.99636  1.05863  1.120905

============================

*  "403" refers to Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV - Series 3, L. P.
   "521" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 1, L. P.
   "522" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 2, L.P.
   "523" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 3, L. P.
   "524" refers to Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund - Series 4, L.P.



                                     TABLE D
                   GROSS AND NET PRODUCTIVE OIL AND GAS WELLS
                             AS OF December 31, 1996




                                                            RODUCTIVE OIL WELLS(1)         PRODUCTIVE  GAS  WELLS(1)
                                                  ---------------------------------     ------------------------------
                                                             NET WORKING      NET                NET WORKING     NET
PARTNERSHIP                                          GROSS    INTEREST    ROYALTY        GROSS    INTEREST     ROYALTY
                                                   WELLS(2)     WELLS       WELLS       WELLS(2)   WELLS        WELLS

                                                                                                 
Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV-Series 3, L.P.        9        0.442        -             2       0.047          -
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 1, L.P.           9          -        0.175           17        -          0.256
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 2, L.P.          11          -        0.119           5         -          0.047
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 3, L.P.          11          -        0.189           5         -          0.036
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 4, L.P.          14          -        0.536           7         -          0.153




(1)  Productive  wells are  producing  wells and wells  capable  of  production,
including shut-in wells. A gross well is a well in which an an interest is held.
The number of gross  wells is the total  number of wells in which an interest is
owned. A net working interest (W.I.) well is deemed to exist when the sum of the
fractional ownership interests in gross W.I. wells equals one. The number of net
W.I. wells is the sum of the  fractional  interests  owned in gross W.I.  wells,
expressed as whole numbers and fractions  thereof.  A net royalty well is deemed
to exist  when the sum of gross  royalty  wells  equals  one.  The number of net
royalty  wells  is the sum of the  fractional  owned  in  gross  royalty  wells,
expressed as whole numbers and fractions thereof.

(2) Totals for gross  wells have been  reduced to adjust for  ownership  by more
than one Partnership.



                        GROSS AND NET PRODUCTIVE ACREAGE
                           AND UNDEVELOPED ACREAGE(1)




                                                     DEVELOPED (2)                    DEVELOPED (2)
                                                     WORKING INTEREST                 ROYALTY
                                                     ACREAGE(3)                       ACREAGE (3)
                                                ---------------------------       -----------------------
                                                    GROSS         NET               GROSS        NET
PARTNERSHIP                                        ACRES(4)      ACRES            ACRES(4)      ACRES

                                                                                       
Enex Oil & Gas Income Program IV-3, L.P.            1,824       68.57                 -           -
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 1, L.P.          -           -                 4,465        69.76
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 2, L.P.          -           -                 2,785        30.26
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 3, L.P.          -           -                 2,785        33.07
Enex 88-89 Inc. & Ret. Fund - Series 4, L.P.          -           -                 3,457       112.98



(1)    The Partnerships have no undeveloped acreage.

(2)   Developed acres are acres spaced or assigned to productive wells.

(3) A gross acre is an acre in which an interest  is owned.  The number of gross
acres is the total number of acres in which such interest is owned a net working
interest acre is deemed to exist when the sum of fractional ownership of working
interests  owned in gross acres equals one.  The number of net working  interest
acres is the sum of fractional  working interests owned in gross acres expressed
in whole  numbers and fractions  thereof.  A net royalty acre is deemed to exist
when the sum of fractional  ownership of royalty  interests owned in gross acres
equals one.  The number of net royalty  acres is the sum of  fractional  royalty
interests owned in gross acres expressed as whole numbers and fractions thereof.
 
(4) Totals for gross  acres have been  reduced to adjust for  ownership  by more
than one Partnership.




                                     TABLE E

                       General and Administrative Charges




   Partnership              1995                        1996                 1997 Estimated                1998 Estimated
                   ----------------------     ------------------------   -------------------------    ----------------------
      Number        Direct Costs    Total      Direct Costs     Total     Direct Costs     Total       Direct Costs   Total
       (1)               (2)                        (2)                        (2)                         (2)
                                                                                             
       403             $2,018   $19,747           $7,937      $25,158        $8,731      $27,674         $9,604     $30,441
       521             $1,991   $17,990           $3,036      $19,233        $3,340      $21,156         $3,674     $23,272
       522               $862   $13,149           $2,601      $15,236        $2,861      $16,760         $3,147     $18,436
       523               $776   $11,769           $2,171      $13,541        $2,388      $14,895         $2,627     $16,385
       524             $1,897   $12,352           $2,881      $10,909        $3,169      $12,000         $3,486     $13,200



  (1)  See Table C for partnership names.

  (2)  Direct costs consist of tax preparation, audit and Securities Exchange
       Commission filing fees.



                            TABLE F

SUPPLEMENTARY OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)

Standardized  Measure of  Discounted  Future Net Cash Flows and Changes  Therein
 Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves at December 31, 1996 and 1995.

   
The future cash flows shown below were  calculated  using  year-end  oil and gas
prices in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 69.
    

     The following presents the Partnerships' standardized measure of discounted
 future net cash flows as of December 31, 1996 and1995.


                                                  Enex Oil & Gas Income                  Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                  Program IV - Series 3, L.P.            Fund - Series 1, L.P.
                                               ---------------------------------   -------------------------------------
                                                 1996                1995               1996                1995
                                               -------------    ----------------   ----------------   ------------------

                                                                                                        
Future cash inflows                                $226,464            $929,191           $344,873             $758,351
Future production and development costs             (87,780)           (193,661)           (52,304)            (103,781)
                                               -------------    ----------------   ----------------   ------------------

Future net cash flows                               138,684             735,530            292,569              654,570

10% annual discount                                 (18,176)           (152,664)           (74,648)            (292,601)
                                               -------------    ----------------   ----------------   ------------------

Standardized measure of future discounted
net cash flows of proved oil and gas reserves      $120,508            $582,866           $217,921             $361,969
                                               =============    ================   ================   ==================


     The following presents the principal sources of changes in the standardized
 measure of discounted future net cash flows during 1996 and 1995.


                                                 Enex Oil & Gas Income                  Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                 Program IV - Series 3, L.P.            Fund - Series 1, L.P.
                                                ---------------------------------   -------------------------------------
                                                  1996                1995               1996                1995
                                                -------------    ----------------   ----------------   ------------------
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced,
                                                                                                          
   net of production costs                          ($75,709)           ($42,448)          ($41,527)            ($31,804)

Net changes in prices and production costs           164,614              37,251            210,845               81,436

Revisions of previous quantity estimates            (577,806)            (68,258)          (388,016)             (27,780)

Accretion of discount                                 15,266              11,343             29,260               23,412

Changes in production rates (timing) and other        11,277              95,161             45,390              (47,764)
                                                -------------    ----------------   ----------------   ------------------

Changes in standardized measure of
   discounted future net cash flows                ($462,358)            $33,049          ($144,048)             ($2,500)
                                                =============    ================   ================   ==================


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                       TABLE F (contined)

SUPPLEMENTARY OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)

     The following presents the Partnerships' standardized measure of discounted
 future net cash flows as of December 31, 1996 and1995.


                                                 Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement           Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                  Fund - Series 2, L.P.                    Fund - Series 3, L.P.
                                                ----------------------------------     -------------------------------------
                                                   1996                1995                 1996                1995
                                                --------------    ----------------     ----------------   ------------------
                                                                                                            
Future cash inflows                                   $96,975            $464,914             $199,262             $499,732
Future production and development costs               (29,949)            (89,585)             (54,367)            (108,439)
                                                --------------    ----------------     ----------------   ------------------

Future net cash flows                                  67,026             375,329              144,895              391,293

10% annual discount                                   (13,233)            (80,520)             (34,013)             (84,793)
                                                --------------    ----------------     ----------------   ------------------

Standardized measure of future discounted
net cash flows of proved oil and gas reserves         $53,793            $294,809             $110,882             $306,500
                                                ==============    ================     ================   ==================

     The following presents the principal sources of changes in the standardized
 measure of discounted future net cash flows during 1996 and 1995.


                                                  Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement           Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                  Fund - Series 2, L.P.                    Fund - Series 3, L.P.
                                                ---------------------------------     -------------------------------------
                                                  1996                1995                 1996                1995
                                                -------------    ----------------     ----------------   ------------------
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced,
                                                                                                            
   net of production costs                          ($23,586)           ($21,885)            ($39,985)            ($35,022)

Net changes in prices and production costs            62,733              91,134              100,939               94,453

Revisions of previous quantity estimates            (286,383)            (32,361)            (262,754)             (16,653)

Accretion of discount                                 29,481              27,056               30,650               27,578

Changes in production rates (timing) and other       (23,261)            (39,696)             (24,468)             (39,638)
                                                -------------    ----------------     ----------------   ------------------
Changes in standardized measure of
   discounted future net cash flows                ($241,016)            $24,248            ($195,618)             $30,718
                                                =============    ================     ================   ==================

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                              TABLE F (contined)

SUPPLEMENTARY OIL AND GAS INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)

     The following presents the Partnerships' standardized measure of discounted
future net cash flows as of December 31, 1996 and1995.



                                                Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                Fund - Series 4, L.P.
                                               -------------------------------
                                                   1996             1995
                                               ---------------    ------------

                                                                    
Future cash inflows                                  $502,757        $566,251
Future production and development costs              (208,402)       (173,594)
                                               ---------------    ------------

Future net cash flows                                 294,355         392,657

10% annual discount                                   (82,403)        (81,753)
                                               ---------------    ------------

Standardized measure of future discounted
net cash flows of proved oil and gas reserves        $211,952        $310,904
                                               ===============    ============

     The following presents the principal sources of changes in the standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows during 1996 and 1995.



                                                 Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                                 Fund - Series 4, L.P.
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                   1996            1995
                                                 -------------   ------------
Sales and transfers of oil and gas produced,
                                                                    
   net of production costs                           ($51,616)      ($42,110)

Net changes in prices and production costs             81,440         63,127

Revisions of previous quantity estimates             (118,372)         4,099

Accretion of discount                                  31,090         29,469

Changes in production rates (timing) and other        (41,494)       (38,370)
                                                 -------------   ------------

Changes in standardized measure of
   discounted future net cash flows                  ($98,952)       $16,215
                                                 =============   ============


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                       TABLE G

SUPPLEMENTARY OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

Proved Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities (Unaudited)

The following tables present an estimate of the Partnerships' proved oil and gas
reserve quantities and changes therein for the two years ended December 31, 1996
for Enex Oil & Gas Income  Program IV - Series 3, L.P. and for Enex 88-89 Income
and  Retirement  Fund - Series 1 through 4, L.P.s.  Oil  reserves  are stated in
barrels (Bbls) and natural gas in thousand cubic feet (MCF). Proved reserves are
defined as estimated  quantities,  which based upon  geological and  engineering
data,  appear with  reasonable  certainty to be recoverable in future years from
known reservoirs under existing  economic and operating  conditions.  All of the
Partnerships' reserves are located in the United States.



                                       Enex Oil & Gas Income                   Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                       Program IV - Series 3, L.P.             Fund - Series 1, L.P.
                                      --------------------------------       ------------------------------------
PROVED DEVELOPED AND
    UNDEVELOPED RESERVES:              Oil (Bbls)        Gas (Mcfs)            Oil (Bbls)           Gas (Mcfs)
                                       ----------        ----------            ----------           ----------

                                                                                                 
Balance at January 1, 1995                   17,512           336,916                 8,001              335,946

    Revisions of previous estimates            (790)          (46,667)                  402              (26,342)
    Production                               (3,481)          (10,490)               (1,117)             (13,909)
                                      --------------   ---------------       ---------------      ---------------

Balance at December 31, 1995                 13,241           279,759                 7,286              295,695

    Revisions of previous estimates          (4,181)         (252,519)               (4,018)            (205,819)
    Production                               (2,757)          (10,974)               (1,013)             (14,488)
                                      --------------   ---------------       ---------------      ---------------

Balance at December 31, 1996                  6,303            16,266                 2,255               75,388
                                      ==============   ===============       ===============      ===============


PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES:

Balance at December 31, 1995                  7,677            10,892                 5,895              228,478

Balance at December 31, 1996                  6,303            16,266                 2,255               75,388


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              TABLE G (contined)

SUPPLEMENTARY OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

Proved Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities (Unaudited)

                                       Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement        Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                       Fund - Series 2, L.P.                 Fund - Series 3, L.P.
                                      -----------------------------------    -----------------------------------
PROVED DEVELOPED AND
    UNDEVELOPED RESERVES:               Oil (Bbls)         Gas (Mcfs)          Oil (Bbls)         Gas (Mcfs)
                                        ----------         ----------          ----------         ----------
                                                                                                
Balance at January 1, 1995                      6,194            179,883              8,254             173,824

    Revisions of previous estimates               245            (20,898)             1,085             (16,557)
    Production                                 (1,059)            (6,966)            (1,719)             (8,720)
                                      ----------------   ----------------    ---------------    ----------------

Balance at December 31, 1995                    5,380            152,019              7,620             148,547

    Revisions of previous estimates            (2,033)          (135,405)              (858)           (120,098)
    Production                                 (1,007)            (6,279)            (1,886)             (8,963)
                                      ----------------   ----------------    ---------------    ----------------

Balance at December 31, 1996                    2,340             10,335              4,876              19,486
                                      ================   ================    ===============    ================

PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES:

Balance at December 31, 1995                    2,424              9,183              4,838              14,113

Balance at December 31, 1996                    2,340             10,335              4,876              19,486


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



                        TABLE G (contined)

SUPPLEMENTARY OIL AND GAS INFORMATION

Proved Oil and Gas Reserve Quantities (Unaudited)

                                           Enex 88-89 Income & Retirement
                                           Fund - Series 4, L.P.
                                           ----------------------------------
PROVED DEVELOPED AND
    UNDEVELOPED RESERVES:                    Oil (Bbls)       Gas (Mcfs)
                                                                   
Balance at January 1, 1995                           9,417           200,633

    Revisions of previous estimates                    906            (2,490)
    Production                                      (2,344)          (19,131)
                                           ---------------- -----------------

Balance at December 31, 1995                         7,979           179,012

    Revisions of previous estimates                   (372)          (66,238)
    Production                                      (2,083)          (19,017)
                                           ---------------- -----------------

Balance at December 31, 1996                         5,524            93,757
                                           ================ =================

PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES:

Balance at December 31, 1995                         5,457            57,181

Balance at December 31, 1996                         5,524            93,757


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- ---------------------------
ENEX
- ---------------------------


                ENEX OIL & GAS INCOME PROGRAM IV- Series 3, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339


                  PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS
                                   TO BE HELD
                                 xxxxxx xx, 1997


     The undersigned  hereby appoints GERALD B. ECKLEY,  WILLIAM C. HOOPER,  JR.
and ROBERT E.  DENSFORD,  and each or any of them,  attorneys and proxies,  with
full power of  substitution,  and authorizes  them to vote all interests of Enex
Oil & Gas Income Program IV- Series 3, L.P.,  held of record by the  undersigned
on xxxxxx xx,  1997,  at the Special  Meeting of Limited  Partners to be held on
xxxxxx xx, 1997,  and any  adjournments  thereof,  hereby  revoking all previous
proxies,  with all powers the  undersigned  would  possess  if  present,  on all
matters  mentioned in the Notice of Special  Meeting  dated xxxxxx xx, 1997,  as
follows:

            INSTRUCTIONS: MARK ONLY ONE BOX FOR EACH NUMBERED MATTER

        (1)  To dissolve and liquidate Enex Oil & Gas Income  Program  IV-Series
             3, L.P., a New Jersey limited partnership.

           [  ] FOR         [  ]  AGAINST       [  ]  ABSTAIN

        (2)  In their  discretion,  to vote  upon  such  other  business  as may
             properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.



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        Please  mark,  date,  sign and  return  this Proxy  promptly,  using the
enclosed envelope.


                                         Dated                           , 1997
                                              --------------------------
                                                   Month          Day


                                        Signature



                                        Signature
                                                    Please sign exactly as name
                                                    appears hereon, indicating
                                                    official position or
                                                    representative capacity,
                                                    if any.

                                                                                
                                        I plan to attend the meeting.

                                                     Yes  [  ]      No  [  ]

            THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
                               OF THE PARTNERSHIP


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- ---------------------------
ENEX
- ---------------------------





             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 1, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339


                  PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS
                                   TO BE HELD
                                 xxxxxx xx, 1997


     The undersigned  hereby appoints GERALD B. ECKLEY,  WILLIAM C. HOOPER,  JR.
and ROBERT E.  DENSFORD,  and each or any of them,  attorneys and proxies,  with
full power of  substitution,  and authorizes  them to vote all interests of Enex
88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund - Series  1,  L.P.,  held of  record by the
undersigned on xxxxxx xx, 1997, at the Special Meeting of Limited Partners to be
held on xxxxxx xx,  1997,  and any  adjournments  thereof,  hereby  revoking all
previous proxies,  with all powers the undersigned would possess if present,  on
all matters mentioned in the Notice of Special Meeting dated xxxxxx xx, 1997, as
follows:

            INSTRUCTIONS: MARK ONLY ONE BOX FOR EACH NUMBERED MATTER

        (1)  To dissolve and liquidate Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund -
             Series 1, L.P., a  New Jersey limited partnership.

           [  ] FOR             [  ]  AGAINST            [  ]  ABSTAIN

        (2)  In their  discretion,  to vote  upon  such  other  business  as may
             properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.



                                       25



        Please  mark,  date,  sign and  return  this Proxy  promptly,  using the
enclosed envelope.


                                         Dated                           , 1997
                                              --------------------------
                                                   Month          Day


                                        Signature



                                        Signature
                                                    Please sign exactly as name
                                                    appears hereon, indicating
                                                    official position or
                                                    representative capacity,
                                                    if any.

                                                                                
                                        I plan to attend the meeting.

                                                     Yes  [  ]      No  [  ]

            THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
                               OF THE PARTNERSHIP


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- ---------------------------
ENEX
- ---------------------------


             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 2, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339


                  PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS
                                   TO BE HELD
                                 xxxxxx xx, 1997


     The undersigned  hereby appoints GERALD B. ECKLEY,  WILLIAM C. HOOPER,  JR.
and ROBERT E.  DENSFORD,  and each or any of them,  attorneys and proxies,  with
full power of  substitution,  and authorizes  them to vote all interests of Enex
88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund - Series  2,  L.P.,  held of  record by the
undersigned on xxxxxx xx, 1997, at the Special Meeting of Limited Partners to be
held on xxxxxx xx,  1997,  and any  adjournments  thereof,  hereby  revoking all
previous proxies,  with all powers the undersigned would possess if present,  on
all matters mentioned in the Notice of Special Meeting dated xxxxxx xx, 1997, as
follows:

            INSTRUCTIONS: MARK ONLY ONE BOX FOR EACH NUMBERED MATTER

        (1)  To dissolve and liquidate Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund -
             Series 2, L.P., a New Jersey limited partnership.

           [  ] FOR         [  ]  AGAINST            [  ]  ABSTAIN

        (2)  In their  discretion,  to vote  upon  such  other  business  as may
             properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.



                                       27



        Please  mark,  date,  sign and  return  this Proxy  promptly,  using the
enclosed envelope.


                                         Dated                           , 1997
                                              --------------------------
                                                   Month          Day


                                        Signature



                                        Signature
                                                    Please sign exactly as name
                                                    appears hereon, indicating
                                                    official position or
                                                    representative capacity,
                                                    if any.

                                                                                
                                        I plan to attend the meeting.

                                                     Yes  [  ]      No  [  ]

            THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
                               OF THE PARTNERSHIP


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- ---------------------------
ENEX
- ---------------------------


             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 3, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339


                  PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS
                                   TO BE HELD
                                 xxxxxx xx, 1997


     The undersigned  hereby appoints GERALD B. ECKLEY,  WILLIAM C. HOOPER,  JR.
and ROBERT E.  DENSFORD,  and each or any of them,  attorneys and proxies,  with
full power of  substitution,  and authorizes  them to vote all interests of Enex
88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund - Series  3,  L.P.,  held of  record by the
undersigned on xxxxxx xx, 1997, at the Special Meeting of Limited Partners to be
held on xxxxxx xx,  1997,  and any  adjournments  thereof,  hereby  revoking all
previous proxies,  with all powers the undersigned would possess if present,  on
all matters mentioned in the Notice of Special Meeting dated xxxxxx xx, 1997, as
follows:

            INSTRUCTIONS: MARK ONLY ONE BOX FOR EACH NUMBERED MATTER

        (1)  To dissolve and liquidate Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund -
             Series 3, L.P., a New Jersey limited partnership.

           [  ] FOR          [  ]  AGAINST            [  ]  ABSTAIN

        (2)  In their  discretion,  to vote  upon  such  other  business  as may
             properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.



                                       29



        Please  mark,  date,  sign and  return  this Proxy  promptly,  using the
enclosed envelope.


                                         Dated                           , 1997
                                              --------------------------
                                                   Month          Day


                                        Signature



                                        Signature
                                                    Please sign exactly as name
                                                    appears hereon, indicating
                                                    official position or
                                                    representative capacity,
                                                    if any.

                                                                                
                                        I plan to attend the meeting.

                                                     Yes  [  ]      No  [  ]

            THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
                               OF THE PARTNERSHIP


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- ---------------------------
ENEX
- ---------------------------


             ENEX 88-89 INCOME AND RETIREMENT FUND - SERIES 4, L.P.
                              Three Kingwood Place
                                    Suite 200
                               800 Rockmead Drive
                              Kingwood, Texas 77339


                  PROXY FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF LIMITED PARTNERS
                                   TO BE HELD
                                 xxxxxx xx, 1997


     The undersigned  hereby appoints GERALD B. ECKLEY,  WILLIAM C. HOOPER,  JR.
and ROBERT E.  DENSFORD,  and each or any of them,  attorneys and proxies,  with
full power of  substitution,  and authorizes  them to vote all interests of Enex
88-89  Income  and  Retirement  Fund - Series  4,  L.P.,  held of  record by the
undersigned on xxxxxx xx, 1997, at the Special Meeting of Limited Partners to be
held on xxxxxx xx,  1997,  and any  adjournments  thereof,  hereby  revoking all
previous proxies,  with all powers the undersigned would possess if present,  on
all matters mentioned in the Notice of Special Meeting dated xxxxxx xx, 1997, as
follows:

            INSTRUCTIONS: MARK ONLY ONE BOX FOR EACH NUMBERED MATTER

        (1)  To dissolve and liquidate Enex 88-89 Income and Retirement Fund -
             Series 4, L.P., a  New Jersey limited partnership.

           [  ] FOR             [  ]  AGAINST          [  ]  ABSTAIN

        (2)  In their  discretion,  to vote  upon  such  other  business  as may
             properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.



                                       31



        Please  mark,  date,  sign and  return  this Proxy  promptly,  using the
enclosed envelope.


                                         Dated                           , 1997
                                              --------------------------
                                                   Month          Day


                                        Signature



                                        Signature
                                                    Please sign exactly as name
                                                    appears hereon, indicating
                                                    official position or
                                                    representative capacity,
                                                    if any.

                                                                                
                                        I plan to attend the meeting.

                                                     Yes  [  ]      No  [  ]

            THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PARTNER
                               OF THE PARTNERSHIP



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