FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Murr Austin S. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QEP RESOURCES, INC. [QEP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1050 17TH STREET, SUITE 500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DENVER, CO 80265 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 56,306 D   Common Stock 1,000 I IRA Common Stock 1,464.8784 (1) I Employee Investment Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Phantom Stock Units	1,548.8355	$ 0	D	Â
Phantom Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Phantom Stock Units	3,840	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Option	  (4)	03/05/2016	Common Stock	25,000	$ 23.98	D	Â
Stock Option	  (5)	03/05/2017	Common Stock	12,000	$ 27.55	D	Â
Stock Option	  (6)	02/25/2018	Common Stock	7,531	$ 39.07	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Murr Austin S. 1050 17TH STREET, SUITE 500 DENVER, CO 80265	Â	Â	  VP	Â

Signatures

Abigail L. Jones, Attorney in Fact		08/24/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	As of August 22, 2011, I have 1,464.8784 equivalent shares of stock in QEP's Employee Investment Plan. The number of equivalent shares will fluctuate as QEP's stock price changes; this fluctuation does not reflect any transactions that should be reported.
(2)	Phantom stock units will be payable in cash on the date of, or at a designated anniversary date following, the first to occur of the reporting person's (i) separation from service from QEP(subject to 6-month delay if necessary to comply with IRC 409A), (ii) death or (iii) disability, pursuant to the QEP Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Wrap Plan. This total includes shares attributable to the 401(k) supplemental program of the Deferred Compensation Wrap Plan. Consequently, share totals may change without any visible activity.
(3)	These phantom stock units are associated with QEP's Long Term Cash Incentive Plan.
(4)	The option vests in three annual installments which began on March 5, 2010, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.
(5)	The option vests in three annual installments which began on March 5, 2011, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.
(6)	The option vests in three annual installments beginning on March 5, 2012, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.

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