Document and Entity Information (USD $)	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 22, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name		Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key		0001533924
Document Type		10-Q
Document Period End Date		Mar. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag		false
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status		No
Entity Filer Category		Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share	$ 0.01
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	66,420,332
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus		Q1