SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

              Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                           The Securities Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2007

                 GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP III-A
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Articles)

Oklahoma                III-A: 0-18302           III-A: 73-1352993
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(State or other          (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of            File No.)              Identification)
incorporation or
organization)

                Two West Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
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             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (918) 583-1791

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ITEM 8:   OTHER EVENTS

      Termination of Partnership. The Geodyne Energy Income Limited Partnership
III-A (the "Partnership") terminated pursuant to the terms of its limited
partnership agreement on November 22, 2007. A letter was sent to the limited
partners on or about November 26, 2007, setting forth the notice of termination
and related matters. Attached is a second letter to be sent to the limited
partners on or about January 2, 2008, with additional information regarding the
liquidation process.

      Deregistration of Partnership. As a result of the termination of the
Partnership, the Partnership will file on December 31, 2007 a Form 15 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission deregistering the Partnership from its
securities reporting obligations at December 31, 2007.

ITEM 9:   EXHIBITS

20.1     Letter to be sent to the limited partners of Geodyne Energy Income
         Limited Partnership III-A on or about January 2, 2008.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                          Geodyne Energy Income Limited Partnership III-A,
                          A limited partnership in liquidation

                          By: GEODYNE RESOURCES, INC.,
                              Partnership Liquidator

                              //s// Dennis R. Neill
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                              Dennis R. Neill
                              President

DATE: December 31, 2007

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