EXHIBIT 23.2



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements (No.  333-35087,  No. 333-35165,  No. 333-39153,  No. 333-39249,  No.
33-44851,  No. 333-35085,  No. 333-35175,  No. 333-88438 and No.  333-119355) on
Form S-8 and (No. 333-88478, No. 333-42315, No. 333-44439, No. 333-39381 and No.
333-84442) on Form S-3 of Pioneer Natural  Resources Company (the "Company") and
the related  Prospectuses  of the reference of Netherland,  Sewell & Associates,
Inc. in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2004, of
the  Company  and its  subsidiaries,  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.



                                    NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.


                                    By:      /s/ Frederic D. Sewell
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         Frederic D. Sewell
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Dallas, Texas
February 18, 2005