POWER OF ATTORNEY
REPORTS, SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

I, Margo D. Fiala, 1050 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, as an
executive officer of QEP Resources, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby appoint
Abigail L. Jones Richard J. Doleshek and Eric L. Dady, or each of them acting
alone, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5,
or Form 144 Reports that I am required to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission reporting transactions involving shares of the Company's common stock
and derivative securities whose value is dependent on such shares, including
option grants and phantom stock units allocated to my accounts under the terms
of deferred compensation plans adopted by the Company and its subsidiaries.

I acknowledge that Ms. Jones, Mr. Doleshek and Mr. Dady are not assuming any
responsibility that I have to comply with federal securities laws, including
compliance with Section 16 of the Security and Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect with respect to my
holdings of any transactions of securities issued by the Company as long as I am
required to make reports of my transactions, unless I revoke it with a signed
writing prior to such date.