The
company
boasted
total
production
of
164,812
barrels
of
oil
equivalent
for
the
quarter,
up
from
136,699
boepd
in
the
year-ago
period.
Fueling
the
growth
in
particular
were
contributions
from
the
horizontal
Wolfcamp,
Eagle
Ford
and
Barnett
combo
shales,
as
well
as
the
vertical
Spraberry
vertical
play.
Pioneer
booked
net
income
of
$28.8
million
in
the
three
months
to
December,
compared
to
a
loss
of
$111.1
million
in
the
2011
quarter.
But
excluding
one-time
items,
the
company
earned
83
cents
per
share,
missing
analysts'
estimate
of
87
cents
per
share,
Reuters
reported.
The
company
expects…