UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

                                   FORM 11-K

                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998

                         Commission file number 1-13916


           UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
                              (Full title of plan)


                      Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc.
                               777 N. Main Street
                            Fort Worth, Texas 76102
           (Name and address of principal executive office of issuer)


The financial statements listed in the accompanying table of contents on the
following page are filed as part of this Form 11-K.

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



                                    Union Pacific Resources Group Inc.
                                    Employees' Thrift Plan


Date: June 29, 1999                 /s/ Anne M. Franklin
                                    ---------------------------
                                    By: Anne M. Franklin
                                        Plan Administrator


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           UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
                 TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              Page
                                                                                                              ----

<S>                                                                                                           <C>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ......................................................................1

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information
      As of December 31, 1998 .................................................................................2

  Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information
      As of December 31, 1997 .................................................................................3

  Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information
      For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 ....................................................................4

  Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information
      For the Year Ended December 31, 1997 ....................................................................5

  Notes to Financial Statements ...............................................................................6

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED
  DECEMBER 31, 1998:

  Schedule I - Supplemental Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes ..................................14

  Schedule II - Supplemental Schedule of Reportable Transactions .............................................15

EXHIBIT:

   23.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants........ ....................................................16
</TABLE>


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Trustees and Participants of the
Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for
benefits of the Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. Employees' Thrift Plan (the
"Plan") as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related statements of changes
in net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 1998 and
1997. These financial statements, and the supplemental schedules referred to
below, are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and supplemental schedules
based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets available for
benefits for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets
held for investment purposes and reportable transactions are presented for the
purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic
financial statements but are supplementary information required by the
Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under
the Employees' Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Fund Information in
the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statements of
changes in net assets available for benefits is presented for purposes of
additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for
benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of each fund. The
supplemental schedules and Fund information have been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Fort Worth, Texas
June 25, 1999


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           UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           500
                               TOTAL       UPR FIXED      INDEX          U.S.                   INTERNATIONAL      BOND
                               PLAN         INCOME         FUND         GROWTH      WELLINGTON      GROWTH        INDEX
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ -------------  ------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>
ASSETS:
Receivables
  Contributions - UPR      $  6,956,693  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --
  Dividends & other             184,406
Investments at fair value
   (Note 3)
   Investment in mutual
   funds                    174,388,124    35,638,943    78,309,902    22,591,939    16,721,904     8,740,541     4,332,798
   Investment in
   unallocated GICs           9,288,240     9,288,240
   Investment in stock
   funds
       UPC stock fund        12,913,725
       UPRG stock fund        6,690,697
       PAYSOP                   848,610
   Investment in common
   stocks
       UPRG common
       stock, earned          5,255,636
       UPRG common
       stock, unearned       28,150,137
   Participant loan
   balances                   5,562,857
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Total assets                250,239,125    44,927,183    78,309,902    22,591,939    16,721,904     8,740,541     4,332,798
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

LIABILITIES (Note 4):
Interest payable              1,512,802

Note payable                 86,291,322
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Total liabilities            87,804,124            --            --            --            --            --            --
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:              $162,435,001  $ 44,927,183  $ 78,309,902  $ 22,591,939  $ 16,721,904  $  8,740,541  $  4,332,798
                           ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                                        PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                           ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              PRIME        SMALL/          UPC          UPRG
                              MONEY        MIDCAP         STOCK         STOCK                        LOAN
                              MARKET      PORTFOLIO        FUND         FUND          PAYSOP         FUND
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

<S>                        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
ASSETS:
Receivables
  Contributions - UPR      $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --
  Dividends & other
Investments at fair value
   (Note 3)
   Investment in mutual
   funds                      5,642,799     2,395,907
   Investment in
   unallocated GICs
   Investment in stock
   funds
       UPC stock fund                                    12,913,725
       UPRG stock fund                                                  6,690,697
       PAYSOP                                                                           848,610
   Investment in common
   stocks
       UPRG common
       stock, earned
       UPRG common
       stock, unearned
   Participant loan
   balances                                                                                         5,562,857
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Total assets                  5,642,799     2,395,907    12,913,725     6,690,697       848,610     5,562,857
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

LIABILITIES (Note 4):
Interest payable

Note payable
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Total liabilities                    --            --            --            --            --            --
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:              $  5,642,799  $  2,395,907  $ 12,913,725  $  6,690,697  $    848,610  $  5,562,857
                           ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>



                                  UPRG ESOP
                           --------------------------
                            Allocated    Unallocated
                           ------------  ------------

<S>                        <C>           <C>
ASSETS:
Receivables
  Contributions - UPR      $         --  $  6,956,693
  Dividends & other                           184,406
Investments at fair value
   (Note 3)
   Investment in mutual
   funds                         13,391
   Investment in
   unallocated GICs
   Investment in stock
   funds
       UPC stock fund
       UPRG stock fund
       PAYSOP
   Investment in common
   stocks
       UPRG common
       stock, earned          5,255,636
       UPRG common
       stock, unearned                     28,150,137
   Participant loan
   balances
                           ------------  ------------

Total assets                  5,269,027    35,291,236
                           ------------  ------------

LIABILITIES (Note 4):
Interest payable                            1,512,802

Note payable                               86,291,322
                           ------------  ------------

Total liabilities                    --    87,804,124
                           ------------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:              $  5,269,027  $(52,512,888)
                           ============  ============
</TABLE>



    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.


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           UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
                            AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           500
                               TOTAL       UPR FIXED      INDEX          U.S.                   INTERNATIONAL     BOND
                               PLAN         INCOME         FUND         GROWTH      WELLINGTON      GROWTH        INDEX
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------ -------------  ------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>

ASSETS:
Receivables
  Contributions - UPR      $  3,773,103  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --
  Dividends & other             186,004
Investments at fair value
  (Note 3)
  Investment in mutual
  funds                     134,941,992    25,366,227    64,805,384    15,986,026    14,760,211     9,107,623     2,704,175
  Investment in
  unallocated GICs           17,265,301    17,265,301
  Investment in stock
  funds
       UPC stock fund        20,157,793
       UPRG stock fund       14,996,379
       PAYSOP                 2,350,970
   Investment in common
   stocks
       UPRG common
       stock, earned          4,761,779
       UPRG common
       stock, unearned       84,938,171
   Participant loan
   balances                   5,625,594
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Total assets                288,997,086    42,631,528    64,805,384    15,986,026    14,760,211     9,107,623     2,704,175
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

LIABILITIES (Note 4):
Interest payable              1,856,222
Note payable                102,203,863
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Total liabilities           104,060,085            --            --            --            --            --            --
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:              $184,937,001  $ 42,631,528  $ 64,805,384  $ 15,986,026  $ 14,760,211  $  9,107,623  $  2,704,175
                           ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                                     PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             PRIME        SMALL/          UPC          UPRG
                             MONEY        MIDCAP         STOCK         STOCK                        LOAN
                             MARKET      PORTFOLIO        FUND         FUND          PAYSOP         FUND
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>

ASSETS:
Receivables
  Contributions - UPR     $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --  $         --
  Dividends & other
Investments at fair value
  (Note 3)
  Investment in mutual
  funds                      1,320,990       891,356
  Investment in
  unallocated GICs
  Investment in stock
  funds
       UPC stock fund                                   20,157,793
       UPRG stock fund                                                14,996,379
       PAYSOP                                                                        2,350,970
   Investment in common
   stocks
       UPRG common
       stock, earned
       UPRG common
       stock, unearned
   Participant loan
   balances                                                                                        5,625,594
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Total assets                 1,320,990       891,356    20,157,793    14,996,379     2,350,970     5,625,594
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

LIABILITIES (Note 4):
Interest payable
Note payable
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Total liabilities                   --            --            --            --            --            --
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:             $  1,320,990  $    891,356  $ 20,157,793  $ 14,996,379  $  2,350,970  $  5,625,594
                          ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                  UPRG ESOP
                          --------------------------
                           Allocated    Unallocated
                          ------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>

ASSETS:
Receivables
  Contributions - UPR     $         --  $  3,773,103
  Dividends & other             10,384       175,620
Investments at fair value
  (Note 3)
  Investment in mutual
  funds
  Investment in
  unallocated GICs
  Investment in stock
  funds
       UPC stock fund
       UPRG stock fund
       PAYSOP
   Investment in common
   stocks
       UPRG common
       stock, earned         4,761,779
       UPRG common
stock, unearned                           84,938,171
   Participant loan
balances
                          ------------  ------------
Total assets                 4,772,163    88,886,894
                          ------------  ------------

LIABILITIES (Note 4):
Interest payable                           1,856,222
Note payable                             102,203,863
                          ------------  ------------

Total liabilities                   --   104,060,085
                          ------------  ------------

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:             $  4,772,163  $(15,173,191)
                          ============  ============
</TABLE>



    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.



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           UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           500
                               TOTAL       UPR FIXED      INDEX          U.S.                    INTERNATIONAL    BOND
                               PLAN         INCOME         FUND         GROWTH      WELLINGTON      GROWTH        INDEX
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>

INVESTMENT INCOME:

DIVIDEND & INTEREST        $  9,611,677  $  2,706,600  $  1,232,627  $  1,410,969  $  1,845,066  $    173,396  $    224,287

NET APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR
VALUE OF INVESTMENTS        (49,594,162)        6,405    16,779,956     4,977,293       (57,230)    1,188,332        47,200

CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
PARTICIPANTS                  8,913,081     1,633,768     2,625,249     1,869,768     1,242,185       700,243       238,470
UPR                          25,537,400

ALLOCATION OF  396,383
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE         6,263,696

NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN
FUNDS                                         814,045    (3,972,703)     (772,835)      (99,748)   (2,095,377)    1,375,543

                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL ADDITIONS                 731,692     5,160,818    16,665,129     7,485,195     2,930,273       (33,406)    1,885,500
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE              6,847,278

ALLOCATION OF 396,383
SHARES OF UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE          6,263,696

WITHDRAWALS BY
PARTICIPANTS
                             10,122,718     2,865,163     3,160,611       879,282       968,580       333,676       256,877
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS
                             23,233,692     2,865,163     3,160,611       879,282       968,580       333,676       256,877
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)     (22,502,000)    2,295,655    13,504,518     6,605,913     1,961,693      (367,082)    1,628,623

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:
BEGINNING OF YEAR           184,937,001    42,631,528    64,805,384    15,986,026    14,760,211     9,107,623     2,704,175
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

END OF YEAR                $162,435,001  $ 44,927,183  $ 78,309,902  $ 22,591,939  $ 16,721,904  $  8,740,541  $  4,332,798
                           ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                                               PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             PRIME        SMALL/          UPC          UPRG
                             MONEY        MIDCAP         STOCK         STOCK                        LOAN
                             MARKET      PORTFOLIO        FUND         FUND          PAYSOP         FUND
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:

DIVIDEND & INTEREST       $    161,992  $     83,790  $    322,626  $    135,245  $     19,016  $    470,479

NET APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR
VALUE OF INVESTMENTS                         (45,942)   (5,488,218)   (9,395,554)   (1,440,850)

CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
PARTICIPANTS                   345,048       258,350
UPR

ALLOCATION OF  396,383
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE

NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN
FUNDS                        3,927,229     1,237,029    (1,421,439)    1,319,108                    (295,877)
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
TOTAL ADDITIONS              4,434,269     1,533,227    (6,587,031)   (7,941,201)   (1,421,834)      174,602
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE

ALLOCATION OF 396,383
SHARES OF UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE

WITHDRAWALS BY
PARTICIPANTS                   112,460        28,676       657,037       364,481        80,526       237,339
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS               112,460        28,676       657,037       364,481        80,526       237,339
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE)      4,321,809     1,504,551    (7,244,068)   (8,305,682)   (1,502,360)      (62,737)

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:
BEGINNING OF YEAR            1,320,990       891,356    20,157,793    14,996,379     2,350,970     5,625,594
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
END OF YEAR               $  5,642,799  $  2,395,907  $ 12,913,725  $  6,690,697  $    848,610  $  5,562,857
                          ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                  UPRG ESOP
                          --------------------------
                           Allocated    Unallocated
                          ------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>

INVESTMENT INCOME:

DIVIDEND & INTEREST       $     67,369  $    758,215

NET APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR
VALUE OF INVESTMENTS        (5,641,216)  (50,524,338)

CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
PARTICIPANTS
UPR                                       25,537,400

ALLOCATION OF  396,383
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE         6,263,696

NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN
FUNDS                          (14,975)
                          ------------  ------------
TOTAL ADDITIONS                674,874   (24,228,723)
                          ------------  ------------
INTEREST EXPENSE                           6,847,278

ALLOCATION OF  396,383
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE                       6,263,696

WITHDRAWALS BY
PARTICIPANTS                   178,010
                          ------------  ------------

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS               178,010    13,110,974
                          ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE(DECREASE)         496,864   (37,339,697)

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:
BEGINNING OF YEAR            4,772,163   (15,173,191)
                          ------------  ------------
END OF YEAR               $  5,269,027  $(52,512,888)
                          ============  ============
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.



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           UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH FUND INFORMATION
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           500
                               TOTAL       UPR FIXED      INDEX          U.S.                    INTERNATIONAL    BOND
                               PLAN         INCOME         FUND         GROWTH      WELLINGTON      GROWTH        INDEX
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>

INVESTMENT INCOME:

DIVIDEND & INTEREST        $  8,476,603  $  2,864,406  $  1,346,880  $    617,327  $  1,231,648  $    386,778  $    137,310

NET APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR
VALUE OF INVESTMENTS         (1,786,992)       (4,332)   14,578,548     2,471,488     1,365,728      (122,269)       60,748

CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
PARTICIPANTS                  7,663,343     1,710,673     2,241,889     1,519,032     1,090,646       777,554       217,893
UPR                          14,167,804

ALLOCATION OF  197,395
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE          5,085,958

NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN
FUNDS                                      (2,988,883)      993,090       486,105       478,802       (68,187)      882,452
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL ADDITIONS              33,606,716     1,581,864    19,160,407     5,093,952     4,166,824       973,876     1,298,403
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE              7,709,216

ALLOCATION OF  197,395
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE          5,085,958

WITHDRAWALS BY
PARTICIPANTS                  7,276,240     2,109,944     2,420,618       242,389       285,200       159,302       168,185
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS
                             20,071,414     2,109,944     2,420,618       242,389       285,200       159,302       168,185
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE(DECREASE)       13,535,302      (528,080)   16,739,789     4,851,563     3,881,624       814,574     1,130,218

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:
BEGINNING OF YEAR           171,401,699    43,159,608    48,065,595    11,134,463    10,878,587     8,293,049     1,573,957
                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

END OF YEAR                $184,937,001  $ 42,631,528  $ 64,805,384  $ 15,986,026  $ 14,760,211  $  9,107,623  $  2,704,175
                           ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                                               PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             PRIME        SMALL/          UPC          UPRG
                             MONEY        MIDCAP         STOCK         STOCK                        LOAN
                             MARKET      PORTFOLIO        FUND         FUND          PAYSOP         FUND
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:

DIVIDEND & INTEREST       $     65,254  $     77,721  $    442,496  $    128,560  $     20,192  $    418,001

NET APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR
VALUE OF INVESTMENTS                         (70,667)      906,114    (2,903,364)     (496,170)

CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
PARTICIPANTS                    86,182        19,474
UPR

ALLOCATION OF  197,395
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE

NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN
FUNDS                          155,001       865,226    (2,071,963)    1,017,567                     251,376
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL ADDITIONS                306,437       891,754      (723,353)   (1,757,237)     (475,978)      669,377
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE

ALLOCATION OF  197,395
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE

WITHDRAWALS BY
PARTICIPANTS                    40,677           398       962,694       672,423        90,894        97,272
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS                40,677           398       962,694       672,423        90,894        97,272
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE(DECREASE)         265,760       891,356    (1,686,047)   (2,429,660)     (566,872)      572,105

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:
BEGINNING OF YEAR            1,055,230            --    21,843,840    17,426,039     2,917,842     5,053,489
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

END OF YEAR               $  1,320,990  $    891,356  $ 20,157,793  $ 14,996,379  $  2,350,970  $  5,625,594
                          ============  ============  ============  ============  ============  ============

<CAPTION>

                                  UPRG ESOP
                          --------------------------
                           Allocated    Unallocated
                          ------------  ------------
<S>                       <C>           <C>

INVESTMENT INCOME:

DIVIDEND & INTEREST       $     21,144  $    718,886

NET APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION) IN FAIR
VALUE OF INVESTMENTS          (308,109)  (17,264,707)

CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
PARTICIPANTS
UPR                                       14,167,804

ALLOCATION OF  197,395
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE         5,085,958

NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN
FUNDS                             (586)
                          ------------  ------------

TOTAL ADDITIONS              4,798,407    (2,378,017)
                          ------------  ------------

INTEREST EXPENSE                           7,709,216

ALLOCATION OF  197,395
SHARES OF  UPR COMMON
STOCK, AT FAIR VALUE                       5,085,958

WITHDRAWALS BY
PARTICIPANTS                    26,244
                          ------------  ------------

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS                26,244    12,795,174
                          ------------  ------------

NET INCREASE(DECREASE)       4,772,163   (15,173,191)

NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR BENEFITS:
BEGINNING OF YEAR                   --            --
                          ------------  ------------

END OF YEAR               $  4,772,163  $(15,173,191)
                          ============  ============
</TABLE>



    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.


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<PAGE>   9

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. PLAN DESCRIPTION

The following description of the Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. Employees'
Thrift Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should
refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's
provisions.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution pension plan covering: a) all regular
full-time, non-agreement employees, b) agreement employees whose union
contracts allow for their participation, and c) regular part-time employees of
Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. (the "Company" or "UPR") who have completed
twelve months of service and worked at least 1,000 hours. The Board of
Directors of the Company and the Plan Administrator control and manage the
operation and administration of the Plan. Additionally, the Plan is subject to
the applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 ("ERISA").

In October 1995, the Company sold approximately 17% of its common stock in an
initial public offering (the "Offering"). Prior to consummation of the
Offering, the Company was wholly owned by Union Pacific Corporation ("UPC").
Following the Offering and until October 15, 1996, UPC owned approximately 83%
of the Company's outstanding common stock. Concurrent with the Offering, UPC
announced its intention to distribute its remaining ownership interest in the
Company to its shareholders as a dividend by means of a tax-free distribution
(the "Distribution"). On October 15, 1996, the Distribution was consummated. At
that time, the participants in the Plan received .846946 of a share of the
Company's Common Stock for each share of UPC common stock held in the
participants' accounts. The participants, upon consummation of the
Distribution, received 343,736 shares at 27.875 per share.

Effective as of January 1, 1997, the Company added a leveraged employee stock
ownership feature to the Plan (the "UPRG ESOP") (see Note 4). The UPRG ESOP
operates as a leveraged employee stock ownership plan, and is designed to
comply with Section 4975(e)(7) and the regulations thereunder of the Internal
Revenue Code (the "IRC"), as amended.

Contributions

The Plan permits a participant to make annual employee contributions to the
Plan on a before-tax or after-tax basis. A participant's aggregate before-tax
or after-tax contributions may not exceed 13% of the participant's annual
compensation. The before-tax contributions meet the requirements of section
401(k) of the IRC, so that amounts contributed will not be included in the
participant's income for federal income tax purposes. Conversely, amounts
contributed to the Plan on an after-tax basis will be included in the
participant's income for federal income tax purposes. Aggregate monthly
employee contributions may be invested entirely in the UPR Fixed Income Fund
("UPR Fixed Income"), Vanguard 500 Index Fund ("500 Index Fund"), Vanguard U.S.
Growth Fund ("U.S.


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<PAGE>   10

Growth"), Vanguard Wellington Fund ("Wellington"), Vanguard International
Growth Fund ("International Growth"), Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
("Bond Index"), Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund ("Prime Money Market"),
Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio ("Small/Mid Cap Portfolio") or any
combination thereof, in multiples of 5% in accordance with the personal
election made by each employee. In prior years, the Plan provided for payroll
based employee stock ownership plan contributions ("PAYSOP").

As of January 1, 1997, the Company is obligated to make contributions in cash
to the UPRG ESOP which, when aggregated with the UPRG ESOP's dividend and
interest earnings, equal the amount required to enable the UPRG ESOP to make
the necessary principal and interest payments on its note payable to the
Company (see Note 4). Shares of the Company's stock are allocated to
participant accounts in amounts necessary to meet the Company's matching
requirement equal to 200% of each participant's basic contribution, limited to
3% of the participant's annual compensation. From March 1, 1996 to December 31,
1996, all employer matching contributions were invested in the UPRG Stock Fund.
Employer matching contributions prior to March 1, 1996, but subsequent to the
Offering, were eligible to be invested in any of the available funds including
the UPRG Stock Fund, in multiples of 5% in accordance with the personal
election made by each employee. Prior to the Offering, employer contributions
were eligible to be invested in any of the available funds, including the UPC
Stock Fund, in multiples of 5% in accordance with the personal election made by
each employee.

Participant Accounts

Participants' Plan accounts are maintained on a unit basis. Under this method,
a participant's account value is expressed in units of participation by fund,
representing an undivided interest in the underlying assets and income of the
fund. The purchase or redemption price of the units is determined daily by
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the "Trustee"), based on the current market
values, or contract value in the case of Guaranteed Investment Contracts
("GICs"), of the underlying assets of the fund. The Plan's income is allocated
to participants based on the proportion that each participant's account balance
bears to the total of all participant account balances.



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<PAGE>   11

The number of fund units and their unit values at December 31, 1998 and 1997
were:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         1998                   1997
                                                        ------                 ------
                                                             UNIT                    UNIT
                                                  UNITS      VALUE        UNITS      VALUE
                                                ---------  ----------   ---------  ----------
<S>                                             <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>
UPR Fixed Income Fund                           4,439,445  $    10.12   4,212,602  $    10.12
Vanguard 500 Index Fund                           687,230      113.95     719,500       90.07
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund                         602,612       37.49     557,004       28.70
Vanguard Wellington Fund                          569,741       29.35     501,196       29.45
Vanguard International Growth Fund                465,665       18.77     555,682       16.39
Vanguard Total Bond Market  Index                 421,889       10.27     268,005       10.09
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund                5,642,799        1.00   1,320,990        1.00
Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio            107,972       22.19      39,704       22.45
UPC Stock Fund                                  1,349,397        9.57   1,520,196       13.26
UPRG Stock Fund                                 1,623,956        4.12   1,362,069       11.01
PAYSOP                                            205,973        4.12     213,530       11.01
UPRG ESOP - Allocated                           1,783,339        2.97     602,546        7.92
</TABLE>

Loans to Participants

The amount of a loan is limited to one-half of the vested value of a
participant's account, excluding PAYSOP and subject to a $1,000 minimum and a
maximum loan amount of $50,000 less the highest loan balance outstanding in the
previous twelve months. As the loan is repaid, all principal and interest
payments will be credited to the participant's accounts, excluding PAYSOP, in
the same proportions as the contributions then being made on behalf of the
participant. If no contributions are then being made, the loan repayments will
be invested in accordance with the participant's most recent investment
election, unless he or she directs otherwise to the extent permitted by the
Plan. Participants' loans, which are secured by the participants' individual
account balances, bear a fixed rate of interest set by the Plan Administrator
based on interest rates then being charged on similar loans, and are repayable
over periods not exceeding five years, except loans relating to a principal
residence, in which case the term of the loan shall not exceed fifteen years.
The loans bear interest ranging from 6% to 10.5% and have terms ranging from 1
to 15 years. The number of loans outstanding at December 31, 1998 and 1997 was
522 and 543, respectively.

Vesting

Participants at all times have a 100% vested interest in their employee
contributions plus actual earnings thereon and their PAYSOP account. A
participant is 100% vested in the portion of his/her account derived from UPRG
ESOP Matching Contributions made after January 1, 1997. A participant's
interest in the portion of his/her account derived from Company Contributions
and Matching Contributions prior to January 1, 1997 are 100% vested after five
years of service. A participant's interest in pre-1997 Company Contributions
and Matching Contributions will also become 100% vested if, while employed by
the Company, the participant reaches age 65, dies, or sustains a total and
permanent disability.


                                       8

<PAGE>   12

Payment of Benefits

A participant may elect to receive a final distribution under the Plan as
either: a) a cash lump sum distribution, or b) monthly installments over a
specified period of time not to exceed the lesser of: (i) ten calendar years,
or (ii) the life expectancy of the participant or the joint life expectancy of
the participant and his/her beneficiary. For benefit payments equal to or less
than $5,000, the Plan Administrator may direct the Trustee to make a lump sum
payment to the participant or beneficiary. Each distribution will be in cash,
except that a participant may elect to have the portion of his/her account that
is invested in the UPC Stock fund and the UPRG Stock fund distributed in full
shares of stock. The portion of a participant's PAYSOP account and UPRG ESOP
account will be distributed in full shares of stock provided, however, that a
participant might elect to receive a distribution from these accounts in cash.
All installment distributions will be made in cash. In-kind distributions will
be lump sum and any fractional shares will be distributed in cash. A
participant may make an in-service withdrawal from his/her account in
accordance with the Plan's provisions.

Forfeitures

When certain terminations of participation in the Plan occur, the nonvested
portion of a participant's account, as defined by the Plan, represents a
potential forfeiture. Such potential forfeitures reduce subsequent Company
contributions to the Plan. However, if upon reemployment the former participant
fulfills certain requirements as defined in the Plan, the previously forfeited
nonvested portion of the participant's account may be restored through Company
contributions.

Amounts summarized below represent Company contributions forfeited for the year
ended December 31, 1998 and 1997.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         1998       1997
                                                       --------   --------
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>
              Company contributions forfeited          $  8,704   $ 19,363
                                                       ========   ========
</TABLE>

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The accounts of the Plan have been maintained on the accrual basis in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Plan is subject
to the provisions of ERISA and the financial statements and schedules are
prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, as
permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission's amendments to Form 11-K
adopted during 1990.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

The Plan's investments in shares of registered investment companies are valued
at quoted market prices that represent the net asset value of shares held by
the Plan at the year-end Daily Valuation. The Company stock funds are valued at
their year-end unit closing price (comprised of year-end market prices plus
uninvested cash position).

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<PAGE>   13

Investments in GICs are valued at contract value, which approximates fair
value. Contract value represents cost plus reinvested interest. Participant
loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest
income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date. Capital gain distributions are included in dividend income.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit distributions are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3. INVESTMENTS

During the year ended December 31, 1998, participants were allowed to allocate
their contributions among the following investment options:

UPR Fixed Income Fund: The fund is comprised of investments in GICs and the
Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust. The estimated fair values of the GICs at
December 31, 1998 and 1997 were $9,288,240 and $17,265,301, respectively. The
crediting interest rates of the GICs at December 31, 1998 and 1997 ranged from
7.03% to 7.81% and from 6.05% to 7.85%, respectively. These rates are
guaranteed and not subject to reset. The average yields, in the aggregate were
approximately 7.13% for 1998 and approximately 7.09% for 1997. GICs are held
with insurance companies rated at least AA by Standard & Poors and will mature
on or before December 15, 1999. The respective insurance companies
unconditionally guarantee the principal and interest. The Vanguard Retirement
Savings Trust is composed of contracts issued by financial institutions and
backed by high quality bonds and bond mutual funds. As the GICs expire, the
proceeds will be reinvested in the Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust.

Vanguard 500 Index Fund: The fund seeks to provide long-term growth of capital
and income from dividends by holding all of the 500 stocks that make up the
unmanaged Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index, a widely recognized
benchmark of U.S. stock market performance.

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund: The fund seeks to provide long-term growth of
capital by investing in large, high-quality, seasoned U.S. companies with
records of exceptional growth and above-average prospects for future growth.


                                      10

<PAGE>   14

Vanguard Wellington Fund: The fund seeks to provide income and long-term growth
of capital without undue risk to capital by investing its assets in common
stocks and fixed income securities.

Vanguard International Growth Fund: The fund seeks to provide long-term growth
of capital by investing in stocks of high-quality, seasoned companies based
outside the United States. Stocks are selected from more than 15 countries.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund: The fund seeks to provide a high level
of interest income by attempting to match the investment performance of the
unmanaged Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund: The fund seeks to provide high income and a
stable share price of $1 by investing in short-term, high-quality money market
instruments issued by financial institutions, nonfinancial corporations, the
U.S. government and federal agencies.

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio: The fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation. The fund normally invests its assets in equities issued by
companies with small and medium market capitalization.

Plan investments with a fair value greater than 5% of the Plan's net assets
available for benefits are identified as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      December 31,
                                               --------------------------
                                                   1998           1997
                                               ------------  ------------
      <S>                                      <C>           <C>
      UPR Fixed Income Fund
        Retirement Savings Trust Fund          $ 35,638,943  $ 25,366,227
        GICs                                      9,288,240    17,265,301
      Vanguard 500 Index Fund                    78,309,902    64,805,384
      Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund                  22,591,939    15,986,026
      Vanguard Wellington Fund                   16,721,904    14,760,211
      UPC Stock Fund                             12,913,725    20,157,793
</TABLE>

4. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

On January 2, 1997, the Trustee, on behalf of the UPRG ESOP (the Plan's ESOP
feature), purchased 3,700,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the "ESOP
Shares") for $107,300,000. The ESOP shares were purchased with the proceeds
from a note payable from the Company. The note payable requires repayment of
principal and interest thereon at a fixed rate of 7.5% per annum over a maximum
term of 30 years beginning in January 1997 and is collateralized by the ESOP
shares. Note payments are funded with dividends paid on the ESOP shares
(whether or not allocated) and with cash contributions from the Company. As
note payments are made, shares are released from collateral, based on the
proportion of debt service paid. ESOP shares released from collateral are
allocated to participant accounts in amounts necessary to: a) meet the
Company's 200% matching requirement and b) replace the value of any dividends
on ESOP shares allocated to participant


                                      11

<PAGE>   15

accounts which are used to repay the note payable from the Company. Principal
or interest prepayments may be made to ensure that the Company's matching
obligation is met. As a result of 1998 prepayments of principal and interest,
current principal and interest requirements on the note payable are $7.0
million annually. At December 31, 1998, the note payable balance of $86,291,322
approximates fair value. Currently scheduled amortization of the note payable
is as follows: 1999 - $6,627,550; 2000 - $1,100,000; 2001 - $1,188,000; 2002 -
$1,282,000; 2003 - $1,384,000 and thereafter - $74,709,772.

Once the ESOP shares are allocated to participant accounts, the Company has no
rights against such ESOP shares. Accordingly, the financial statements of the
Plan for the year ended December 31, 1998 present separately the assets and
liabilities of the UPRG ESOP and changes therein pertaining to: a) the
accounts of employees with vested rights in allocated stock (UPRG ESOP -
Allocated) and b) stock not yet allocated to employees (UPRG ESOP -
Unallocated).

At December 31, 1998, the UPRG ESOP's investments are presented in the
following table:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Allocated    Unallocated
                                       ---------    -----------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>
Company Common Stock:
Number of Shares:                         579,759     3,106,222
                                     ============  ============
Cost                                 $ 11,115,874  $ 90,080,438
                                     ============  ============
Market                               $  5,255,636  $ 28,150,137
                                     ============  ============
</TABLE>

5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Plan invests in shares of mutual funds managed by an affiliate of the
Trustee. The Trustee acts as trustee for only those investments as defined by
the Plan. Transactions in such investments qualify as party-in-interest
transactions which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.

6. PLAN EXPENSES

The Company, as provided by the Plan document, pays the Plan's expenses and
reimbursement from the Plan is not required.

7. PLAN AMENDMENTS

Effective January 1, 1997, the Company established the UPRG ESOP (see Notes 1
and 4). During 1998 and 1997, all employer contributions were invested in the
UPRG ESOP. Additionally, a participant is 100% vested at all times in the
portion of his/her account derived from Company contributions since January 1,
1997. On April 17, 1998, the Plan was amended and restated effective January 1,
1997. Each regular full-time employee is automatically enrolled in the Plan on
his/her date of employment with an employee contribution rate of 3% of
compensation, as defined by the Plan, unless such employee completes a form
indicating his/her election not to participate. Each regular part-time employee
is automatically enrolled in the Plan after completion of twelve months of
service and 1,000 hours of employment unless such employee completes a form
indicating his/her


                                      12
<PAGE>   16

election not to participate. All such contributions are invested in the
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund until each employee makes his/her personal
election.

8. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has determined and informed the Company by
a letter dated July 27, 1995 that the Plan and related trust are designed in
accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). The
Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the
Plan Administrator and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed
and currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of
the IRC.

With respect to the operation of the Plan, Plan management was aware of certain
operational defects that could adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the
Plan. These operational defects were corrected through the use of the Voluntary
Compliance Resolution (VCR) program. Submission to the VCR program was
originally made on August 5, 1996. Restated submissions were made in 1997. The
IRS issued a compliance letter on June 11, 1998 in relation to the VCR. The
letter required that all known operational defects be corrected by February 6,
1999. The corrections for the operational defects were implemented by February
6, 1999.

9. PLAN TERMINATION

Although the Plan is intended to be continued by the Company, the Company
reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. In the event of a Plan
termination or partial termination, or the Company permanently ceases to make
contributions, all invested amounts shall immediately vest and be
nonforfeitable. All funds shall continue to be held for distribution as
provided by the Plan.


                                      13

<PAGE>   17

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
ITEM 27a - SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EIN: 13-2626465
PN: 005

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Interest
    Identity of Issue or Party Involved                  Investment Type                 Rate         Cost           Current Value
    -----------------------------------                  ---------------                 ----         ----           -------------
<S>                                          <C>                                       <C>         <C>              <C>
  UPR Fixed Income Fund
      AIG Life                               Unallocated Insurance Contract              7.81%     $ 2,602,712        $  2,602,712
      Metropolitan Life                      Unallocated Insurance Contract              7.03%       3,207,913           3,207,913
      New York Life                          Unallocated Insurance Contract              7.16%       3,477,615           3,477,615
*     Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust      Registered Investment Company               5.93%      35,749,513          35,638,943
  Vanguard:
*     500 Index Fund                         Registered Investment Company                          49,012,347          78,309,902
*     U.S. Growth Fund                       Registered Investment Company                          15,384,687          22,591,939
*     Wellington Fund                        Registered Investment Company                          14,794,956          16,721,904
*     International Growth Fund              Registered Investment Company                           7,284,582           8,740,541
*     Total Bond Market Index Fund           Registered Investment Company                           4,235,583           4,332,798
*     Prime Money Market Fund                Registered Investment Company                           5,656,190           5,656,190
  Rainier:
*     Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio         Registered Investment Company                           2,473,090           2,395,907
* UPC Stock Fund                             UPC Common Stock, $2.50 par value                       7,603,959          12,913,725
* UPRG Stock Fund                            UPRG Common Stock, no par value                        13,852,932           6,690,697
* PAYSOP                                     UPRG Common Stock, no par value                           879,181             848,610
* UPRG ESOP - Allocated                      UPRG Common Stock, no par value                        11,115,874           5,255,636
* UPRG ESOP - Unallocated                    UPRG Common Stock, no par value                        90,080,438          28,150,137
* Participant Loan Fund                      Participant Loans                        6%-10.5%                           5,562,857
                                                                                                                      ------------
Total assets held for investment purposes                                                                             $243,098,026
                                                                                                                      ============
</TABLE>

*  Party in Interest.


    This supplemental schedule lists assets held for investment purposes at
       December 31, 1998 as required by the Department of Labor Rules and
                   Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure.


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<PAGE>   18

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES GROUP INC. EMPLOYEES' THRIFT PLAN
ITEM 27d - SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EIN: 13-2626465
PN: 005

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Total       Total                                                     Asset Value on
     Identity of Party/         Number of   Number of        Purchase      Selling         Cost of         Transaction
    Description of Asset        Purchases     Sales           Price         Price           Asset             Date        Net Gain
    --------------------        ---------     -----           -----         -----           -----             ----        --------

<S>                             <C>         <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>
INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS:
 None


SERIES TRANSACTIONS:

The Vanguard Group:
UPR Fixed Income Fund              260          --         $16,636,309                                    $16,636,309
                                    --         388                       $ 14,345,583    $ 14,299,315      14,345,583    $   46,268

The Vanguard Group:
500 Index Fund                     317          --          12,490,376                                     12,490,376
                                    --         307                         15,766,731      12,099,270      15,766,731     3,667,461

The Vanguard Group:
U.S. Growth Fund                   281          --          11,708,835                                     11,708,835
                                    --         247                         10,080,523       8,667,681      10,080,523     1,412,842

The Vanguard Group:
Prime Money Market Fund            211          --          10,464,820                                     10,464,820
                                    --         116                          6,143,011       6,143,011       6,143,011           --
</TABLE>


           This supplemental schedule lists all series and individual
         transactions in excess of 5% of the fair value of plan assets
                at the beginning of the year as required by the
    Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure.


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<PAGE>   1

                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report dated June 25, 1999, included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K,
into the Union Pacific Resources Group Inc.'s previously filed Registration
Statements No. 333-62181 on Form S-3 and No. 333-22613 and No. 333-35641 on
Form S-8.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
June 25, 1999


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