EXHIBIT 23.2

                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Pioneer Natural Resources Company

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(No. 333-35087,  No. 333-35165, No. 333-39153, No. 333-39249, No. 333-44851, No.
333-35085,  and No. 333- 35175) on Form S-8 and (No.  333-42315,  No. 333-44439,
No.  333-46311  and No.  333-39381)  on Form S-3 of  Pioneer  Natural  Resources
Company and subsidiaries,  to our report dated January 29, 1998, in the December
31, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Pioneer Natural Resources Company.
                                                    


                                        MARTIN PETROLEUM & ASSOCIATES



                                        / s /  John Hewitt
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                                        John Hewitt, M.A., P. Eng.