Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	18. Related Party Transactions During the Predecessor Period, First Reserve Corporation, which owned an economic interest in the Company through FR Midstates Interholding LP, also owned an economic interest in Dixie Electric. For the Predecessor Period, the Company paid approximately $1.7 million for electrical equipment and related services from Dixie Electric. No transactions with Dixie Electric occurred in the Successor Period or the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.