Organization

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Organization

Organization

1. Organization

Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund IX-A, L.P. was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware on March 9, 1989, for the purpose of acquiring producing oil and gas properties and to produce and market crude oil and natural gas produced from such properties for a term of 50 years unless terminated at an earlier date as provided for in the Partnership Agreement.  The Partnership sells its oil and gas production to a variety of purchasers with the prices it receives being dependent upon the oil and gas economy.  Southwest Royalties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., serves as the Managing General Partner of the Partnership.

Revenues, costs and expenses are allocated as follows:

	Limited		General
	Partners		Partners
Interest income on capital contributions	100	%	—
Oil and gas sales	90	%	10	%
All other revenues	90	%	10	%
Organization and offering costs (1)	100	%	—
Amortization of organization costs	100	%	—
Property acquisition costs	100	%	—
Gain/loss on property disposition	90	%	10	%
Operating and administrative costs (2)	90	%	10	%
Depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas properties	100	%	—
All other costs	90	%	10	%

(1) All organization costs in excess of 3% of initial capital contributions will be paid by the Managing General Partner and will be treated as a capital contribution.  The Partnership paid the Managing General Partner an amount equal to 3% of initial capital contributions for such organization costs.

(2) Administrative costs in any year exceeding 2% of capital contributions shall be paid by the Managing General Partner and will be treated as a capital contribution.