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<DESCRIPTION>PIONEER AM LONG-TERM INC. PLAN 8/10/2006 EXH 23.2
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                                  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
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Frederic D. Sewell
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dallas, Texas
August 9, 2006


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