Pioneer Natural Resources Co. PXD

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (Pioneer), incorporated on April 2, 1997, is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company explores for, develops and produces oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and gas within the United States, with operations primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas. The Company's operations include well stimulation and completion activities, such as hydraulic fracturing, and water distribution and disposal activities. As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned interests in 11 gas processing plants and two treating facilities.

Permian Basin

The Company conducts exploitation and exploration activities in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field. As of December 31, 2018, its Spraberry/Wolfcamp field covered approximately 760,000 gross acres (680,000 net acres). As of December 31, 2018, Pioneer's interests in the northern portion of the play consisted of approximately 560,000 gross acres and its interests in the southern portion of the play consisted of approximately 200,000 gross acres. The oil produced out of the Spraberry/Wolfcamp field is West Texas Intermediate Sweet, and the gas produced is casinghead gas. The oil and gas are produced primarily from seven formations, the upper and lower Spraberry, the Jo Mill, the Dean, the Wolfcamp, the Strawn and the Atoka, at depths ranging from 7,500 feet to 14,000 feet. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Company completed 221 horizontal wells in the northern portion of the play and 64 horizontal wells in the southern portion of the play.