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.
333-35085, No. 333-88438, No. 333-119355, No. 333-136488, No. 333-136489 and No.
333-136490)  on Form S-8 and (No.  333-88478)  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, 2006,  of the Company and its  subsidiaries,  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

       NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

       By:    /s/ Frederic D. Sewell, P.E.
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              Frederic D. Sewell, P.E.
              Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dallas, Texas
February 19, 2007