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): February 15, 2006




                        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)


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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure..............................    3

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.....................    3

            (d)   Exhibits........................................    3

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

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




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                        PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY



Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure

     On February 15, 2006,  Pioneer  Natural  Resources  Company (the "Company")
issued a news  release  that is  attached  hereto as exhibit  99.1.  In the news
release, the Company announced that its board of directors declared a semiannual
cash dividend of $0.12 per share on the Company's  outstanding common stock. The
dividend  is payable  April 12, 2006 to  stockholders  of record at the close of
business on March 29, 2006.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)     Exhibits

             99.1    News Release dated February 15, 2006.



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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:  February 16, 2006         By: /s/ Darin G. Holderness
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                                     Darin G. Holderness
                                     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 February 15, 2006.


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(a) filed herewith






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