Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. is an independent exploration and production company. The Company�s areas of operation include Pine Prairie, South Bearhead Creek/Oretta, West Gordon and North Cowards Gully. Its Upper Gulf Coast Tertiary trend extends from south Texas to Mississippi across its operating areas in central Louisiana. As of December 31, 2011, it had accumulated approximately 77,100 net acres in the trend. As of December 31, 2011, its development operations are focused in the Wilcox interval of the trend. The Company�s business is conducted through Midstates Petroleum Company LLC, as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary. In October 2012, the Company and its subsidiary acquired all of Eagle Energy Production, LLC�s producing properties as well as their developed and undeveloped acreage primarily in the Mississippian Lime oil play in Oklahoma and Kansas.