UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Oil & natural gas sales	$ 60,623	$ 91,949
Other revenues	243	869
Total revenues	60,866	92,818
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating	35,696	40,478
Gathering, processing and transportation	9,209	8,666
Exploration	122	90
Taxes other than income	4,008	6,655
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	44,429	51,266
Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties	8,342	251,347
General and administrative	13,524	14,511
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	2,707	1,634
(Gain) loss on commodity derivative instruments	(51,745)	(145,459)
(Gain) loss on sale of properties	(96)	0
Other, net	119	0
Total costs and expenses	66,315	229,188
Operating income (loss)	(5,449)	(136,370)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(32,552)	(28,818)
Other income (expense)	0	160
Total other income (expense)	(32,552)	(28,658)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(38,001)	(165,028)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(96)	2,370
Net income (loss)	(38,097)	(162,658)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	159
Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Production Partners LP	(38,097)	(162,817)
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss):
Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Production Partners LP	(38,097)	(162,817)
Net (income) loss allocated to previous owners	0	2,268
Net (income) loss allocated to general partner	40	138
Net (income) loss allocated to NGP IDRs	0	(28)
Limited partners' interest in net income (loss)	$ (38,057)	$ (160,439)
Earnings per unit: (Note 9)
Basic and diluted earnings per unit	$ (0.46)	$ (1.90)
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
Basic and diluted	82,935	84,339