UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.         )

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Pioneer Natural Resources Company

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NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011

To the Stockholders of Pioneer Natural Resources Company:

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (the “Company”) will be held at 5205 North O’Connor Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75039, Suite 250, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., Central Time. The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

1.		To elect three Class II Directors, each for a term of three years.
2.		To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2011.
3.		To hold an advisory vote on executive compensation.
4.		To hold an advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.
5.		To consider a stockholder proposal relating to majority voting for Directors.
6.		To consider a stockholder proposal relating to declassification of the Board of Directors.
7.		To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote FOR Items 1, 2 and 3; for EVERY YEAR as to Item 4; and AGAINST Items 5 and 6.

This Notice also constitutes notice of the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company. The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 21, 2011 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

This Notice is being mailed to stockholders on or about April 4, 2011. Stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. Directions to attend the Annual Meeting can be found at www.cstproxy.com/pioneer/2011.

You may vote your proxy when you view the material on the internet. You will be asked to follow the prompts to vote your shares.

PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
5205 North O’Connor Boulevard
Suite 200
Irving, Texas 75039

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY’S ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. A complete set of proxy materials, which includes Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement, Annual Report and Proxy Card, is available to you on the internet.

The Company’s Proxy Statement, Annual Report and other proxy materials are available at:
www.cstproxy.com/pioneer/2011

If you want to receive a paper or email copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before May 9, 2011 to facilitate timely delivery.

You can request a copy of the proxy materials for all meetings and for the particular meeting to which this notice relates in one of three ways:

	1.		By calling toll-free 1-888-221-0690
	2.		By sending an email to proxy@continentalstock.com (Please type Pioneer and your account number in the subject line.)
	3.		By logging onto: www.cstproxy.com/pioneer/2011