PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES CO
8-K, 1999-12-14
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                     September 30, 1999 (FEBRUARY 15, 1999)


                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


             DELAWARE                    1-13245              75-2702753
(State or other jurisdiction of        Registration        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)         File Number     Identification Number)

1400 WILLIAMS SQUARE WEST, 5205 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., IRVING, TEXAS     75039
 (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip code)


       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code : (972) 444-9001


                                 Not applicable
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)


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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                        Page

Item 5.  Other Events...............................................      3

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (b) Pro Forma Financial Information

             Introductory  Statement................................      4

             Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements:

               Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Operations
                 for Pioneer Natural Resources Company for the nine
                 months ended September 30, 1999....................      5

               Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Operations
                 for Pioneer Natural Resources Company for the year
                 ended December 31, 1998............................      6

               Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial
                 Statements.........................................      7

         (c) Exhibits...............................................     11

Signatures..........................................................     12



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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

       The information in this document includes forward-looking statements that
are based on assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate.
Those  statements,  and Pioneer  Natural  Resources  Company's  (the  "Company")
business and prospects are subject to a number of risks including the volatility
of oil and gas prices,  environmental risks,  operating hazards and risks, risks
associated with natural gas processing plants,  risks related to exploration and
development  drilling,  uncertainties about estimates of reserves,  competition,
government regulation,  and the ability of the Company to implement its business
strategy.  These and other  risks are  described  in the  Company's  1998 Annual
Report on Form 10-K,  which is available  from the United States  Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

       On July 13, 1999,  the Company  filed a Current  Report on Form 8-K dated
June 29, 1999 (the "July 13, 1999 Form 8-K") with the SEC  reporting a series of
related asset dispositions under Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets of
the  July 13,  1999  Form 8-K and,  associated  therewith,  presented  unaudited
proforma condensed financial  statements under Item 7. Financial  Statements and
Exhibits of the July 13, 1999 Form 8-K.  The purpose of this  Current  Report on
Form 8-K is to supplement the unaudited proforma condensed financial  statements
presented  under  Item 7 of the July 13,  1999  Form 8-K  based on the  reported
results of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 1999, as reported
in the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q that was filed with the SEC on
November 10, 1999.  The  Company's  unaudited  consolidated  balance sheet as of
September 30, 1999,  as presented in its  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
period  ended  September  30,  1999,  includes  the  effects  of the 1999  asset
divestitures. Accordingly, an unaudited pro forma balance sheet is not presented
herein.

       Asset Divestitures

       During 1999,  the Company  completed the  divestiture  of certain  United
States and Canadian non-strategic assets. The Company realized $386.7 million of
net cash proceeds from the divestitures,  which was used to reduce the Company's
outstanding indebtedness.

       Prize   Divestiture.   On  June  29,  1999,  the  Company  completed  the
divestiture  (the  "Prize   Divestiture")  of  certain  oil  and  gas  producing
properties, gas plants and other assets to Prize Energy Corp. ("Prize"). The oil
and gas producing  assets sold to Prize include  properties  located in the Gulf
Coast,  Mid Continent  and Permian  Basin areas of the  Company's  United States
region.

       At  December  31,  1998,  the  Company's  interest  in  these  properties
contained 63 million BOE of proved  reserves  (consisting  of 26 million Bbls of
oil and NGL's, and 224 Bcf of gas), representing $199 million of SEC 10 value.

       In  accordance  with the  terms of the  Prize  Divestiture,  the  Company
received net sales  proceeds of $245.0  million,  comprised of $215.0 million of
cash and 2,307.693  shares of six percent  convertible  preferred stock having a
liquidation  preference  and  fair  value  of  $30.0  million.  The  convertible
preferred  stock provides for a six percent  annual  dividend  payment,  payable
quarterly in additional shares of Prize six percent convertible  preferred stock
through 2001.  Subsequent to 2001,  Prize has the option of paying the quarterly
dividends on the convertible preferred stock in additional shares of six percent
convertible  preferred stock or in cash. Each share of the convertible preferred
stock may, at the option of the Company,  be  converted  into one share of Prize
common  stock,  subject  to  certain  anti-dilution  adjustments.   The  Company
recognized a loss of $46.4 million from the Prize Divestiture.

       The board of  directors of  Prize is  comprised of  six directors,  which
include Mr. Philip P. Smith, the Chief Executive Officer;  Mr. Kenneth A. Hersh;
two  directors to be elected by the Company  under the terms of the  convertible
preferred stock received in this transaction; and, two other directors unrelated
to the Company.  Messrs.  Smith and Hersh were members of the board of directors
of the Company and resigned  their  positions with the Company during the second
quarter  of 1999.  Additionally,  Mr.  Lon C.  Kile  resigned  his  position  as
Executive  Vice President of the Company to accept the position of President and
Chief Operating  Officer of Prize. The sale of the assets to Prize was initiated

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through an auction  process which,  upon receipt of Prize's  initial offer,  was
placed under the supervision of a special independent committee of the Company's
board of directors (comprised of outside directors unrelated to Prize). Upon the
independent  committee's review and consideration of all offers presented to the
Company, the Prize offer was approved.

       Other United States  Divestitures.  In addition to the Prize Divestiture,
the Company  completed the divestitures of  non-strategic  United States oil and
gas  properties  located in the South Texas Gulf Coast,  the West Texas  Permian
Basin and North  Dakota  areas,  an East Texas gas  facility  and certain  other
assets  for  net  cash  proceeds  of  $113.7  million.   Associated  with  these
divestitures,  the Company recorded a net gain on disposition of assets of $33.6
million during the nine months ended September 30, 1999.

       At  December  31,  1998,  the  Company's  interest  in these  properties,
excluding  the  North  Dakota  oil  and  gas  properties   held  in  a  Canadian
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of the Company,  contained  12.5 million BOE of proved
reserves  (consisting  of 6 million  Bbls of oil and NGL's,  and 37 Bcf of gas),
representing $38 million of SEC 10 value.

       Canadian Divestitures. During 1999, the Company completed the divestiture
of certain non-strategic  Canadian oil and gas properties,  gas plants and other
related assets.  In accordance with the terms of the Canadian  purchase and sale
agreements,  the  Company  received  net  cash  proceeds  of US  $58.0  million.
Associated with these divestitures, the Company recognized a net loss of US $8.5
million during the nine months ended September 30, 1999.

       At December 31, 1998,  the  Company's  interest in the divested  Canadian
properties, including the North Dakota oil and gas properties held in a Canadian
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of the Company,  contained  13.8 million BOE of proved
reserves  (consisting  of 9 million  Bbls of oil and NGL's,  and 29 Bcf of gas),
representing $47 million of SEC 10 value.

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

       Introductory Statements

       The unaudited  pro forma  condensed  financial  statements of the Company
have  been  prepared  to  give  effect  to  (i)  the   divestiture   of  certain
non-strategic  oil and gas  properties,  gas plants,  and other  assets to Prize
Energy Corp. in June 1999 and (ii) the aggregate effect of other divestitures of
non-strategic Canadian and United States oil and gas properties,  gas plants and
related  assets  during the period from  February 15, 1999 to September 30, 1999
(items (i) and (ii) collectively the "1999 Dispositions").

       The unaudited pro forma condensed statements of operations of the Company
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and for the year ended December 31,
1998 have been prepared to give effect to the 1999  Dispositions  as if they had
occurred on January 1, 1998.

       The unaudited pro forma condensed  financial  statements  included herein
are not  necessarily  indicative of the results that might have occurred had the
transactions  taken  place  on the  date  that is  assumed  for  the  pro  forma
presentations and are not intended to be a projection of future results.  Future
results may vary  significantly  from the results  reflected in the accompanying
unaudited pro forma condensed financial  statements because of normal production
declines,  changes in product  prices,  future  acquisitions  and  divestitures,
future development and exploration activities, and other factors.

       The following unaudited pro forma condensed  financial  statements should
be read in  conjunction  with the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  (and the
related notes) of the Company included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998 and the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the nine
months ended September 30, 1999.


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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

              UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
                                            THE            1999          PRO FORMA      PRO FORMA
                                          COMPANY      DISPOSITIONS     ADJUSTMENTS      PIONEER
                                         ---------     ------------     -----------     ---------
<S>                                      <C>           <C>              <C>             <C>
Revenues:
  Oil and gas......................      $ 481,237     $   (76,971)     $               $ 404,266
  Interest and other...............         81,139             -                           81,139
  Loss on disposition of assets, net       (21,276)         21,276                            -
                                          --------      ----------                       --------
                                           541,100         (55,695)                       485,405
                                          --------      ----------                       --------
Cost and expenses:
  Oil and gas production...........        123,461         (25,152)                        98,309
  Depletion, depreciation and
    amortization...................        184,588         (31,503)                       153,085
  Impairment of oil and gas
    properties.....................         17,894             -                           17,894
  Exploration and abandonments.....         41,592            (298)                        41,294
  General and administrative.......         29,232             -                           29,232
  Reorganization...................          7,805             -                            7,805
  Interest.........................        130,426             -         (14,867)(a)      115,559
  Other............................         36,291             -                           36,291
                                          --------      ----------                       --------
                                           571,289         (56,953)                       499,469
                                          --------      ----------                       --------
Loss from continuing operations before
  income taxes.....................        (30,189)          1,258                        (14,064)
Income tax provision...............           (500)            -                             (500)
                                          --------      ----------                       --------
Loss from continuing operations....      $ (30,689)    $     1,258                      $ (14,564)
                                          ========      ==========                       ========

Loss from continuing operations per
 common share:
    Basic..........................      $    (.31)                                     $    (.15)
                                          ========                                       ========
    Diluted........................      $    (.31)                                     $    (.15)
                                          ========                                       ========
Weighted average shares
  outstanding......................        100,304                                        100,304
                                         =========                                       ========
</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements.

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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

              UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

<TABLE>
                                           THE            1999          PRO FORMA      PRO FORMA
                                         COMPANY      DISPOSITIONS     ADJUSTMENTS      PIONEER
                                       ----------     ------------     -----------     ----------
<S>                                    <C>            <C>              <C>             <C>
Revenues:
  Oil and gas......................    $  711,492     $  (159,492)     $               $  552,000
  Interest and other...............        10,452             -                            10,452
  Loss on disposition of assets, net         (445)            -                              (445)
                                        ---------      ----------                       ---------
                                          721,499        (159,492)                        562,007
                                        ---------      ----------                       ---------
Cost and expenses:
  Oil and gas production...........       223,551         (55,473)                        168,078
  Depletion, depreciation and
    amortization...................       337,308         (84,472)                        252,836
  Impairment of long-lived assets..       459,519         (33,738)                        425,781
  Exploration and abandonments.....       121,858          (5,824)                        116,034
  General and administrative.......        73,000             -                            73,000
  Reorganization...................        33,199             -                            33,199
  Interest.........................       164,285             -         (23,086)(a)       141,199
  Other............................        39,605             -                            39,605
                                        ---------      ----------                       ---------
                                        1,452,325        (179,507)                      1,249,732
                                        ---------      ----------                       ---------
Loss from continuing operations before
  income taxes.....................      (730,826)         20,015                        (687,725)
Income tax provision...............       (15,600)            -          (18,600) (b)     (34,200)
                                        ---------      ----------                       ---------
Loss from continuing operations....    $ (746,426)    $    20,015                      $ (721,925)
                                        =========      ==========                       =========

Loss from continuing operations per
 common share:
    Basic..........................    $    (7.46)                                     $    (7.22)
                                        =========                                       =========
    Diluted........................    $    (7.46)                                     $    (7.22)
                                        =========                                       =========
Weighted average shares
  outstanding......................       100,055                                         100,055
                                        =========                                       =========
</TABLE>

  See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements.

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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                     NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                    SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND DECEMBER 31, 1998

NOTE 1.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

       The  unaudited  pro forma  condensed  financial  information  of  Pioneer
Natural  Resources  Company (the  "Company") has been prepared to give effect to
(i) the divestiture of certain non-strategic oil and gas properties,  gas plants
and  other  assets to Prize  Energy  Corp.  ("Prize")  in June 1999 and (ii) the
aggregate  effect of other  divestitures  of  non-strategic  Canadian and United
States oil and gas  properties,  gas plants and related assets during the period
from February 15, 1999 to September  30, 1999 (items (i) and (ii)  collectively,
the "1999  Dispositions").  The  unaudited  pro forma  condensed  statements  of
operations  are  presented  as if the 1999  Dispositions  occurred on January 1,
1998.  The Company's  unaudited  consolidated  balance sheet as of September 30,
1999,  as  presented in its  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 1999, includes the effects of the 1999 Dispositions.  Accordingly,
an unaudited proforma balance sheet is not presented herein.

       Following is a description  of the individual  columns  included in these
unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements:

        The  Company -  Represents  the  consolidated  condensed  statements  of
     operations of Pioneer Natural  Resources  Company for the nine months ended
     September 30, 1999 and the year ended December 31, 1998.

        1999  Dispositions  - Reflects the results of operations  (before income
     taxes) for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1999 and the year ended
     December 31, 1998 from the oil and gas  properties,  gas plants and related
     assets prior to their sale in 1999.

NOTE 2.   PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

       Following  are  descriptions  of the pro  forma  adjustments  used in the
preparation  of  the  accompanying   unaudited  pro  forma  condensed  financial
statements:

     (a) Respective  pro forma  adjustments to reduce  interest  expense for the
         nine months ended  September  30, 1999 and for the year ended  December
         31, 1998 to reflect the use of $386.7 million of net cash proceeds from
         divestments to reduce  outstanding bank  indebtedness.  The adjustments
         for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1999  and the  year  ended
         December 31, 1998 are based on historic  average annual  interest rates
         of 7.18  percent  and  5.97  percent,  respectively,  incurred  on bank
         indebtedness.

     (b) Pro forma  adjustments to the Company's  Canadian  income tax provision
         for the year ended  December 31, 1998.  This  adjustment is based on an
         effective   Canadian   income  tax  rate  of  43.7   percent.   Due  to
         uncertainties   regarding  the  recoverability  of  the  Company's  net
         operating loss and tax credit carryovers, an income tax benefit has not
         been  recognized in the pro forma  adjustments  associated with the pro
         forma 1999 pre-tax loss.

NOTE 3.   OIL AND GAS RESERVE DATA

      The following unaudited pro forma supplemental  information  regarding the
oil and gas  activities of the Company is presented  pursuant to the  disclosure
requirements promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Statement
of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  69,  "Disclosures  About  Oil and Gas
Producing  Activities".  The pro forma combined reserve information is presented
as if the 1999 Dispositions had occurred on January 1, 1998. Information for oil
and NGL's are presented in barrels (Bbls) and for gas in thousands of cubic feet
(Mcf).

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      The Company emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and
subject to revision and that  estimates of new  discoveries  are more  imprecise
than those of producing oil and gas properties.  Accordingly,  the estimates are
expected to change as future  information  becomes  available  and such  changes
could be significant.

Quantities of oil and gas reserves

      Set  forth  below  is a pro  forma  summary  of the  changes  in  the  net
quantities of oil, NGL and natural gas reserves for the year ended  December 31,
1998.
                                              Oil
                                              NGLs         Gas
                                            (Mbbls)       (Mmcf)        MBOE
                                           ---------     ---------     -------
    TOTAL PROVED RESERVES:

    UNITED STATES
    Balance, January 1..................     274,261     1,437,847     513,902
    Revisions of previous estimates.....     (15,422)      (48,068)    (23,433)
    Purchases of mineral in place.......         -             -           -
    New discoveries and extensions......         183         3,438         756
    Production..........................     (20,946)     (101,932)    (37,936)
    Sales of mineral in place...........        (323)       (7,070)     (1,501)
                                             -------     ---------     -------
    Balance, December 31................     237,753     1,284,215     451,788

    CANADA
    Balance, January 1..................       3,783       167,558      31,709
    Revisions of previous estimates.....         249        65,662      11,193
    Purchases of mineral in place.......           2           -             2
    New discoveries and extensions......         261         5,951       1,253
    Production..........................        (670)      (13,542)     (2,927)
    Sales of mineral in place...........        (111)       (5,465)     (1,022)
                                             -------     ---------     -------
    Balance, December 31................       3,514       220,164      40,208

    ARGENTINA
    Balance, January 1..................      31,612       340,392      88,344
    Revisions of previous estimates.....      (7,615)       76,843       5,192
    Purchases of mineral in place.......         -             -           -
    New discoveries and extensions......       3,522        37,900       9,839
    Production..........................      (3,300)      (26,801)     (7,767)
    Sales of mineral in place...........         -             -           -
                                           ---------     ---------    --------
    Balance, December 31................      24,219       428,334      95,608

    TOTAL
    Balance, January 1..................     309,656     1,945,797     633,955
    Revisions of previous estimates.....     (22,788)       94,437      (7,048)
    Purchases of mineral in place.......           2           -             2
    New discoveries and extensions......       3,966        47,289      11,848
    Production..........................     (24,916)     (142,275)    (48,630)
    Sales of mineral in place...........        (434)      (12,535)     (2,523)
                                           ---------     ---------    --------
    Balance, December 31................     265,486     1,932,713     587,604
                                           =========     =========    ========

    PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES
       January 1........................     268,458     1,710,202     553,492
                                           =========     =========    ========
       December 31......................     237,366     1,754,557     529,792
                                           =========     =========    ========
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Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

      The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flow is computed by
applying  year-end  prices of oil and gas (with  consideration  of price changes
only to the extent provided by contractual arrangements) to the estimated future
production of oil and gas reserves less estimated future  expenditures (based on
year-end  costs) to be incurred in developing and producing the proved  reserves
discounted  using a rate of 10 percent per year to reflect the estimated  timing
of the future  cash flows.  Future  income  taxes are  calculated  by  comparing
undiscounted future cash flows to the tax basis of oil and gas  properties  plus
available  carryforwards  and credits and  applying  the current tax rate to the
difference.

   UNITED STATES                                                 (in thousands)
   Oil and gas producing activities:
     Future cash inflows........................................  $ 4,310,270
     Future production costs....................................   (1,989,640)
     Future development costs...................................     (192,273)
     Future income tax expenses.................................          -
                                                                   ----------
                                                                    2,128,357
    10% annual discount factor..................................   (1,138,006)
                                                                   ----------
    Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows....  $   990,351
                                                                   ==========

  ARGENTINA
  Oil and gas producing activities:
     Future cash inflows........................................  $   686,911
     Future production costs....................................     (196,446)
     Future development costs...................................      (45,710)
     Future income tax expenses.................................          -
                                                                   ----------
                                                                      444,755
    10% annual discount factor..................................     (211,956)
                                                                   ----------
    Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows....  $   232,799
                                                                   ==========

  CANADA
  Oil and gas producing activities:
     Future cash inflows........................................  $   383,118
     Future production costs....................................      (87,734)
     Future development costs...................................      (46,860)
     Future income tax expenses.................................      (30,566)
                                                                   ----------
                                                                      217,958
    10% annual discount factor..................................      (75,947)
                                                                   ----------
    Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows....  $   142,011
                                                                   ==========

  TOTAL
  Oil and gas producing activities:
     Future cash inflows........................................  $ 5,380,299
     Future production costs....................................   (2,273,820)
     Future development costs...................................     (284,843)
     Future income tax expenses.................................      (30,566)
                                                                   ----------
                                                                    2,791,070
    10% annual discount factor..................................   (1,425,909)
                                                                   ----------
    Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows....  $ 1,365,161
                                                                   ==========

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Changes relating to the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows

      The principal sources of the change in the pro forma combined standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1998
are as follows:

                                                               (in thousands)

          Oil, NGL and gas sales, net of production costs       $   (383,922)
          Net changes in prices and production costs              (1,066,988)
          Extension and discoveries                                   44,018
          Sales of minerals-in-place                                 (12,748)
          Purchases of mineral-in-place                                    3
          Revisions of estimated future development costs            (31,220)
          Revisions of previous quantity estimates                    15,924
          Accretion of discount                                      244,696
          Changes in production rates, timing and other              108,440
                                                                 -----------

          Change in present value of future net revenues          (1,081,797)
          Net change in present value of future income taxes          23,908
                                                                  (1,057,889)
          Balance, beginning of year                               2,423,050
                                                                 -----------
          Balance, end of year                                  $  1,365,161
                                                                 ===========

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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY


(d)   EXHIBITS

      10.1  Purchase  and Sale  Agreement,  dated May 16,  1999,  by and between
            Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. and Pioneer Resources Producing,
            L.P. as Seller and Prize Energy Corp. as Purchaser  (incorporated by
            reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission on July 13, 1999.)




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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                               S I G N A T U R E S

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY




Date:  December 13, 1999      By:    /s/ RICH DEALY
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                    Rich Dealy
                                    Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer



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