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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 * Elkins Mitchell G.   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 _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 321 SOUTH BOSTON, SUITE 1000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/21/2016 (Street) TULSA, OK 74103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 10/21/2016   J(1)   44,567 (1) D $ 0 (1) 0 D   Common Stock 10/21/2016   A(2)   101,553 (2) A $ 0 (2) 101,553 D

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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

Option (Employee Right to Buy)

$ 19.66

10/21/2016

A

101,553

(3)

10/21/2026

Common Stock

101,553

$ 0

101,553

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Elkins Mitchell G. 321 SOUTH BOSTON, SUITE 1000 TULSA, OK 74103			EVP Operations

Signatures

/s/ MITCHELL G. ELKINS		10/25/2016
**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)	Pursuant to the Issuer's First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan"), which was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and became effective on October 21, 2016 (the "Effective Date"), the Issuer's common stock (MPOY) was cancelled on the Effective Date.
(2)	In accordance with the Plan, the Reporting Person received an award of restricted stock, 1/6 of which will vest on the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 1/6 of which will vest on the twelve-month anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 1/3 of which will vest on the twenty four-month anniversary of the Effective Date and the final 1/3 of which will vest on the thirty six-month anniversary of the Effective Date.
(3)	In accordance with the Plan, the Reporting Person received an award of stock options ("Options") granted on the Effective Date, 1/6 of which will vest on the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 1/6 of which will vest on the twelve-month anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 1/3 of which will vest on the twenty four-month anniversary of the Effective Date and the final 1/3 of which will vest on the thirty six-month anniversary of the Effective Date. The exercise price per share of the Options is equal to the per share value based on an Issuer equity value of $600.0 million.

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