ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ˈæftɚ ɹˈeɪnwɔːɾɚz wˈaɪf fˈaɪɚd tˈiː. bˈuːn pˈɪkənz, ðə kˈʌmpəni mˈɜːdʒd wɪð pˈɑːɹkɚ ænd pˈɑːɹsli tə fˈɔːɹm paɪənˈɪɹ nˈætʃɚɹəl ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz
In 1997, after Rainwater's wife fired T. Boone Pickens, the company merged with Parker & Parsley to form Pioneer Natural Resources