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Company Presentation
May 2009
(NYSE AMEX: PDC)
www.pioneerdrlg.com
Exhibit 99.1


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Forward-looking Statements
This presentation contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on management’s
current expectations and assumptions about future events. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied
by words such as “estimate,”
“project,”
“predict,”
“expect,”
“anticipate,”
“plan,”
“intend,”
“seek,”
“will,”
“should,”
“goal,”
and other words that convey the uncertainty of future events and outcomes. Forward-looking information
includes,
among
other
matters,
statements
regarding
the
Company’s
anticipated
growth,
quality
of
assets,
rig
utilization rate, capital spending by oil and gas companies, production rates, the Company's growth strategy, and
the Company's international operations.  Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions
reflected
in
such
forward-looking
statements
are
reasonable,
it
can
give
no
assurance
that
such
expectations
and
assumptions
will
prove
to
have
been
correct.
Such
statements
are
subject
to
certain
risks,
uncertainties
and
assumptions, including, among others: general and regional economic conditions and industry trends; the
continued
strength
of
the
contract
land
drilling
industry
in
the
geographic
areas
where
the
Company
operates;
decisions about onshore exploration and development projects to be made by oil and gas companies; the highly
competitive nature of the contract land drilling business; the Company’s future financial performance, including
availability, terms and deployment of capital; the continued availability of qualified personnel; changes in
governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment; the political, economic and other
uncertainties encountered in the Company's international operations and other risks, contingencies and
uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more
of these risks, contingencies or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those expected.  Many of these factors have been discussed in more detail in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and quarterly report on Form
10Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.  Unpredictable or unknown factors that the Company has not discussed in
this presentation or in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could also have material adverse
effects
on
actual
results
of
matters
that
are
the
subject
of
the
forward-looking
statements.
All
forward-looking
statements
speak
only
as
the
date
on
which
they
are
made
and
the
Company
undertakes
no
duty
to
update
or
revise
any forward-looking statements. We advise our shareholders to use caution and common sense when considering
our forward looking statements.


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Pioneer Overview
Businesses
Land driller and production services company
Drilling Services
-
71 high-quality drilling rigs capable of drilling
6,000-18,000 feet / operations in Lower 48 & Colombia
Production Services
-
74 workover
rigs, 61 wireline
units,   
fishing & rental tools worth $15 million / operations in Lower 48
Ticker Symbol
NYSE AMEX US: PDC
Market Cap (5/18/09)
$323 million
Stock Price (5/18/09)
$6.42
Average daily trading volume approximately 384,000 shares
Public float approximately 50 million shares
Employees
1,500
Headquarters
San Antonio, Texas


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Balanced Business Mix, Focus on Returns
Modern, high-quality drilling and well services fleet provides a
competitive advantage in up and down markets
Over 80% of drilling rig fleet is new or upgraded since 2001
Newest, most premium workover
rig fleet in the U.S.
Geographic diversification
Broad reach in the U.S.
Concentrated international operations in Colombia
Exploring other expansion opportunities in Latin America
Production Services offers market diversification, strong
margins
Focused on buying/building assets at the right time at the right
price


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Strategic Growth Initiatives
Disciplined program of acquisitions
and new-builds
Acquired 39 rigs through 9 strategic acquisitions
Built 31 rigs, with the newest 2000-horsepower rig
to be delivered later in May 2009.
International Expansion
September 2007–
Launched land drilling operations
in Latin America.
Oilfield Services Diversification
March 2008 –
Formed Production Services Division
through the $340 million acquisition of WEDGE
Companies and Competition Wireline.


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Revenue
(1)
EBITDA
(2)
Contribution by Division
(1)
Revenue percentages are based on revenues of $428.2 million and $170.1 million for Drilling Services and Production Services,
respectively, for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2009.
(2)
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and impairments (EBITDA) percentages are based on EBITDA of
$147.7 million and $60.0 million for Drilling Services and Production Services, respectively, for the trailing twelve months March 31,
2009.
Drilling
Services
72%
Production
Services
28%
Drilling
Services
71%
Production
Services
29%


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Drilling Services Division


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Drilling Services Operating Locations
UT
MT
CO
KS
ND
LA
OK
TX
East Texas Division
22 Rigs
South Texas Division
17 Rigs
North Texas Division
8 Rigs
Utah Division
6 Rigs
North Dakota Division
7 Rigs
International –
Colombia
5 Rigs
Cold Stacked Rigs
6 Rigs
Division Rig Counts


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Efficient, High-Quality Assets
One of the youngest fleets in the industry
Over 80% of fleet was either built new or has been upgraded and refurbished
within the last six years
44% of fleet comprised of new-build rigs or acquired rigs since 2001
Requires less maintenance expense and provides competitive advantage in
difficult market
Designed for efficiency and effectiveness, with modern mud pumping
and cleaning systems
Iron roughnecks installed on 63% of active U.S. drilling rigs to
enhance safety and efficiency
Topdrives
on 11 drilling rigs, 2 spares and 2 more pending delivery
Increased drilling speeds in both vertical and horizontal wells


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Focused
on
Growth
and
Return
on
Investment
Maintained high utilization rate while growing fleet
Emphasis on growth at the right price
Disciplined program of acquisitions and new-builds
Acquired 39 rigs at average of $2.4 million per rig
Built 31 rigs at average cost of $9.8 million per rig
Fiscal year end was changed from March 31 to December 31 effecti ve on December 31, 2007
66%
91%
82%
79%
88%
96%
95%
95%
89%
89%
52%
8
16
20
24
35
50
56
65
69
70
71
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
-
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Average Utilization
Rig Count at Period End


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Strong Utilization Through the Cycles
One
of
strongest
drilling
rig
utilization
rates
in
the
industry
in
top
2
over last 8 years
Averaged 88% utilization through cycles since 1Q 2001
Drillers with the newest, highest quality equipment win customers in
down cycles
Source:  Domestic utilization rates based on calendar years and obtained from Form 10-K, Form 10-Q reports and press releases.
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Q1 '01
Q3 '01
Q1 '02
Q3 '02
Q1 '03
Q3 '03
Q1 '04
Q3 '04
Q1 '06
Q3 '06
Q1 '07
Q3 '07
Q1 '08
Q3 '08
Q1 '09
Pioneer
Helmerich
& Payne
Grey Wolf
Patterson-UTI
Nabors
Bronco


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International Expansion
Why Colombia?
Provides geographic diversification
Strong E&P spending expected to continue
Stable government encourages foreign
investment
In 2008, drilling margins were 20% to 25% above
US average drilling margins
Current status of Colombian operations
3 rigs operating under drilling contracts and
actively marketing 2 rigs located in Colombia
Pioneer Rig 301, National 110UE, diesel-electric,
1,500-HP rig operating outside the city of Neiva,
Colombia.


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Challenging Year Ahead
Oversupply of natural gas in U.S. putting downward pressure
on price expectations for 2009.
Lower natural gas price expectations, plus depressed stock
prices, tight credit markets and global recession, have caused
operators to significantly reduce 2009 capital budgets.
For the week ending 5/8/09, the U.S. land rig count was 868
rigs, a decline of 55% from the August 2008 peak of 1,938
rigs*.  The more recent diminishing rate of decline in the U.S.
land rig count suggests a bottom in the industry cycle is near.
Pioneer recently cold stacked 6 rigs that were operating in
Western Oklahoma.
*    Source: Baker Hughes


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Production Services Division


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Advantages of Production Services
Complementary
services
--
well
services,
wireline,
fishing
and
rental tools
Less cyclical cash flow and earnings stream
New platforms for growth in domestic and internation
market
Somewhat counter cyclical to land drilling business
Premium
assets
with
an
average
age
of
1.5
years
for
workover
rigs
and
3
years
for
wireline
units
Attractive
margins
approximately
45%
to
50%
in
2008
Overlapping market presence creates cross-selling opportunities
Seasoned management team, each with over 25 years of industry
experience and proven track record of managing growth
Transformation of Pioneer from a pure-play U.S. land driller
into a multi-national, energy services provider


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Production Services New-build Program
New-build orientation
99% of well service equipment is 550-600
horsepower rigs capable of working at
depths of 20,000
feet
Custom-designed wireline
units and
proprietary open hole wireline
tools
New equipment strategy has led to gains in
market share
Customers prefer new equipment
Young fleet attracts the best operating
personnel
Minimal downtime and expenses
Increases efficiency and safety
Pioneer workover
rig, a new National 5C, 550 HP
working outside the city of Bryan, Texas.


0
12
24
45
59
61
6
20
27
55
74
74
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1Q 2009
17
Production Services New-build Program (Cont.)
Fishing & Rental Services Gross
Equipment and Tools Value
Wireline
Units And
Workover
Rigs
45
59
Wireline
Units
Workover
Rigs
Information
for
the
years
2004
to
2007
represents
workover
rig
and
wireline
unit
counts
and
fishing
and
rental
tool
inventory
values
when
the
Production
Services business was owned by WEDGE group.
$-
$2.8
$11.7
$12.9
$14.8
$14.8
$-
$2
$4
$6
$8
$10
$12
$14
$16
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1Q 2009
Dollar amounts in millions


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Production Services Locations
Geographic footprint that compliments Drilling Services Division
Well Services
(74 workover
rigs)
Wireline
Services
(
)
Fishing and Rental
Tools Services
($15 million equipment)
UT
MT
CO
KS
ND
LA
OK
TX
61
wireline
units


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Management


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Experienced Management Team
Wm.
Stacy
Locke
-
President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer
Joined Pioneer as President in 1995
Seven years experience in investment banking, six years experience as exploration geologist
B.A.
in
Geology
from
the
University
of
California
Santa
Barbara,
MBA
in
Finance
from
Southern
Methodist
University
Lorne
E.
Phillips
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
Joined
Pioneer
in
February
2009,
after
ten
years
experience
with
Cameron
International
Corporation,
most
recently
as Vice President and Treasurer
International and multi-business unit experience, investment banking experience
B.A. from Rice University, MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business
F.C. “Red”
West -
Executive Vice President and President of Drilling Service Division
45 years experience in the drilling services industry
Supervised the drilling of over 7,000 wells
Joe Eustace –
Executive Vice President and President of Production Services Division
Joined WEDGE in 2004 as President of WEDGE Oil and Gas Services
Served
as
Group
Vice
President
for
Key
Energy
Services
from
1998
2004
Served as VP of Operations for Dawson Production Services from 1982 until acquired by Key Energy Services in
1998
Carlos R. Pena –
Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Compliance Officer
Joined Pioneer in October 2008 and practicing law since 1992
Experience providing both outside corporate and securities counsel and in-house M&A counsel
B.A. from Princeton, law degree from the University of Texas at Austin


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Experienced Management Team (Cont.)
Left to Right: Donald Lacombe, Senior Vice
President
of
Drilling
Services
Division
Marketing
and Red West, President of the Drilling Services
Division.
Left to Right: Joe Freeman, Vice President of Well
Services, Mark Gjorvig, Vice President of Wireline
Services, Joe Eustace, President of the Production
Services Division, Randy Watson, Vice President of
Fishing and Rental Services.
Drilling Services Division
Production Services Division


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Financial Overview


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Historical Financial Performance
Revenue
2004
-
2009
EBITDA
(2)
2004 -
2009
(1)
FY
2004
-
FY
2007
data
based
on
Company
fiscal
years
ended
March
31.
Due
to
the
change
in
fiscal
year
end
from
March
31
to
December 31, FY Dec 2007 information represents the nine month fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
(2)
See page 25 for EBITDA reconciliation.


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Capitalization
Capital Expenditures
Actuals     
FY 2008
Actuals     
1Q 2009
Budget    
FY 2009
Routine
22.6
$              
6.5
$                
23.9
$          
Discretionary
125.5
              
10.6
                
41.3
            
FY 2009 Budget
148.1
              
17.1
                
65.2
            
FY 2008 Budget carryover
to be incurred in FY 2009
-
                      
9.6
                    
19.3
            
148.1
$            
26.7
$              
84.5
$          
(In Millions)
(In Millions)
Capitalization
At Mar 31, 2009
Cash
30.0
$                    
Debt:
    Senior secured credit facility $400 million
257.5
$                 
    Subordinated notes payable and other
5.8
                         
      Total debt
263.3
$                 
Total shareholders' equity
414.6
$                 
Total capitalization
677.9
$                 
Debt to total capitalization ratio
39%


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Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income
($ in Millions)
(1)    Due to change in fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31 that was effective December 31,
2007, Pioneer had a nine month fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Nine Months
Fiscal Yr
Qtr
and FY Ended
Ended
Ended
3/31/04
3/31/05
3/31/06
3/31/07
12/31/07 (1)
12/31/08
03/31/09
EBITDA
16.6
41.8
111.4
179.9
104.2
214.8
27.8
Depreciation & Amortization
(16.2)
(23.1)
(33.4)
(52.9)
(48.9)
(88.1)
(25.5)
Net Interest
(2.6)
(1.7)
1.9
3.8
2.4
(11.8)
(1.9)
Impairment charges
-
-
-
-
-
(171.5)
-
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
0.4
(6.4)
(29.3)
(46.6)
(18.1)
(6.1)
0.2
Net Income (Loss)
(1.7)
10.8
50.6
84.2
39.6
(62.7)
0.6
Fiscal Year Ended


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