EXHIBIT 23.2

            Consent of Independent Petroleum Engineers and Geologists



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of Pioneer  Natural Resources  Company (the "Company") of
the reference of Netherland,  Sewell & Associates,  Inc. in the Annual Report on
Form  10-K  for the  year  ended  December  31,  2005,  of the  Company  and its
subsidiaries, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                    NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Frederic D. Sewell
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                                           Frederic D. Sewell
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dallas, Texas
August 9, 2006