FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * R/C IV Eagle Holdings, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. [MPO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/29/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/29/2016   S   206,502 D $ 1.06 (1) 2,324,364 D (2)   Common Stock 02/01/2016   S   38,325 D $ 0.89 (3) 2,286,039 D (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
R/C IV Eagle Holdings, L.P. 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
Riverstone/Carlyle Energy Partners IV, L.P. 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
R/C Energy GP IV, LLC 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X

Signatures

/s/ Thomas Walker, as Managing Director of R/C Energy GP IV, LLC, on behalf of R/C IV Eagle Holdings, L.P.		02/02/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Thomas Walker, as Managing Director of R/C Energy GP IV, LLC, on behalf of Riverstone/Carlyle Energy Partners IV, L.P.		02/02/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Thomas Walker, as Managing Director, on behalf of R/C Energy GP IV, LLC		02/02/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.90 to $1.25, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (3) to this Form 4.
(2)	Held directly by R/C IV Eagle Holdings, L.P. ("Eagle Holdings"). R/C Energy GP IV, LLC ("Ultimate R/C GP") is the general partner of Riverstone/Carlyle Energy Partners IV, L.P. ("R/C GP"), which is the general partner of Eagle Holdings. Each of Ultimate R/C GP and R/C GP may be deemed to indirectly own the shares directly owned by Eagle Holdings.
(3)	These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.85 to $1.00, inclusive.

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