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): June 25, 2004




                        Pioneer Natural Resources Company
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                     1-13245               75-2702753
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)



5205 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 900, Irving, Texas                75039
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                 (972) 444-9001
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code



                                 Not applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)







                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)  Exhibits........................................      3

Signature......................................................      4

Exhibit Index..................................................      5



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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY


Item 5.     Other Events

     On June 25, 2004,  Pioneer Natural  Resources Company issued a news release
that is  attached  hereto as exhibit  99.1.  In the news  release,  the  Company
announced that in connection  with its previously  announced  offers to exchange
any or all of three series of its  outstanding  senior notes for a new series of
Senior Notes due 2016 and cash, it has increased  the  consideration  offered to
holders who validly tender their old notes, amended its consent solicitation for
proposed  amendments  to  certain of its  supplemental  indentures  and  amended
certain other terms of the exchange offers.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)    Exhibits

            99.1   News Release dated June 25, 2004



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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                S I G N A T U R E

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:  June 25, 2004          By:     /s/ Richard P. Dealy
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                                    Richard P. Dealy
                                    Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer


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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.             Description

   99.1 (a)             News Release dated June 25, 2004


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(a) filed herewith



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