Exhibit 10.3

QEP RESOURCES, INC.
2010 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of
[__________] (the “Effective Date”), between QEP Resources, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and __________________________ (“Optionee”).

1.    Grant of Option. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Company’s
2010 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the
“Plan”), the Company grants Optionee an option (“Option”) to purchase
_____________ shares of the Company’s common stock, $.01 par value (“Common
Stock”), at a price of [$_____] per share. The grant is made and the Option is
effective as of the Effective Date. The Option is a Nonqualified Stock Option.

2.    Vesting; Exercisability. Unless sooner vested in accordance with this
Agreement, the Option shall vest in installments as indicated in the following
schedule, subject to Optionee’s continued Service as an Employee from the
Effective Date through such vesting dates (each, a “Vesting Date”) indicated
below:
    
Vesting Date
Number of Shares under the Option Vested on Each Date
___________
_____________ shares
___________
_____________ shares
___________
_____________ shares

If the Vesting Date falls on a day when the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is
closed, the Vesting Date will occur on the next day that the NYSE is open. In
the event that the Vesting Date falls on a day when trading in the Common Stock
has been suspended, the Vesting Date will occur on the next full day after
trading resumes.

Once vested, the Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part, as elected by
Optionee from time to time, until the Option expires in accordance with Sections
4 or 5 below. Installments not exercised after the applicable Vesting Date shall
be cumulative, so that once an installment becomes vested, it shall continue to
be vested.

3.    Exercise of Option.

(a)    Procedure for Exercise. If electing to exercise this Option as to all or
a part of the shares covered by this Option, Optionee shall give written notice
to the Company of such election and of the number of shares he or she has
elected to purchase, in such form as the Company’s Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) shall have prescribed or approved, and shall, at the time of
exercise, tender the full purchase price of the shares Optionee has elected to
purchase and make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee with respect to any
withholding taxes required to be paid in connection with the exercise of the
Option. Optionee may pay the purchase price using any of the following methods,
or a combination thereof:
    
(i)     in cash,

(ii)     by certified check, cashier’s check, or wire transfer, or

(iii)     with the approval of the Committee at or prior to exercise, by
tendering to the Company shares of Common Stock owned by Optionee for more than
six (6) months (or such other period as the Committee determines is necessary to
avoid adverse financial accounting treatment) having a Fair Market Value on the
date of exercise equal to the value of the shares purchased under this
Agreement.

(b)    Issuance of Shares. Upon exercise of the Option, the Company shall
transfer the purchased shares to Optionee electronically.    

4.    Expiration of Option; Termination of Employment. The Option shall expire
at 11:59 P.M. on [____________] (the “Expiration Date”), or, if earlier, upon a
qualifying Change in Control of the Company pursuant to Section 5(b). Whether an

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authorized leave of absence for military or governmental service shall
constitute a termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement shall be
determined by the Committee in accordance with applicable law.

(a)    Termination of Employment (Other Than Due to Disability, Death or
Following a Change in Control). If Optionee’s employment with the Employer is
terminated for any reason not described in Section 4(b), (c), or (d) below, then
the Option shall expire 90 days from the date of termination.

(b)    Termination as a Result of Disability or Death. In the event Optionee’s
employment is terminated because of his or her death or Disability, any unvested
Option shall vest. For a period of twelve (12) months following the date of
termination, any unexercised portion of the vested Option may be exercised by
(i) Optionee or his or her legal guardian, in the event of Disability; or (ii)
Optionee’s designated beneficiary(ies) pursuant to Section 10, in the event of
his or her death. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall be defined
by QEP’s long-term disability insurance carrier.

(c)    Termination Following a Change in Control. In the event Optionee
terminates employment for any reason within one (1) year following a Change in
Control of the Company, the Option, if still outstanding following the
application of Section 5(b), below, shall have vested in full, and Optionee
shall be permitted to exercise the Option, for the longer of (i) twelve (12)
months following the date of termination, or (ii) the post-termination exercise
period described in Section 4(c) above that is otherwise applicable to
Optionee’s termination of employment.

(d)    Death Following Termination of Employment. In the event Optionee dies
after terminating employment but prior to the expiration of the applicable
post-termination exercise period described in this Section above, then
Optionee’s beneficiary(ies) designated pursuant to Section 10 below shall be
entitled to exercise the Option for the longer of (i) one (1) year following the
date of death, or (ii) the post-termination exercise period described in this
Section above that was initially applicable to Optionee’s termination of
employment. In such case, the Option may be exercised only to the extent it is
then vested.

(e)    No Extension Beyond Expiration Date. Neither Optionee nor any person
claiming under or through Optionee shall be permitted to exercise any portion of
the Option after the Expiration Date.

5.     Change in Control of the Company.

(a)    Accelerated Vesting. This Option shall become fully vested and
exercisable upon a Change in Control of the Company, regardless of whether the
employment-related vesting condition in Section 2 has been satisfied.

(b)    Accelerated Expiration; Assumption or Substitution. This Option shall
terminate and cease to be outstanding, if, pursuant to a Change in Control of
the Company, there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, unless the
successor corporation in the transaction assumes and continues this Option or
substitutes a new option for this Option on terms comparable to this Option.

6.    Adjustments to Option. The number of shares of Common Stock covered by the
Option and the price to be paid therefor shall be subject to adjustment as
follows:

(a)    Merger, Stock Split, Stock Dividend, Etc. In the event that the shares of
Common Stock, as presently constituted, shall be changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company
or of another corporation (whether by reason of merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, split-up, combination of shares or
otherwise) or if the number of such shares of Common Stock shall be increased
through the payment of a stock dividend, then there shall be substituted for or
added to each share of Common Stock subject to this Option the number and kind
of shares of stock or other securities into which each outstanding share of the
Common Stock of the Company shall be so changed or for which each such share
shall be exchanged or to which each such share shall be entitled, as the case
may be. The Option shall also be appropriately amended as to price and other
terms as may be necessary to reflect the foregoing events.

(b)    Other Distributions and Changes in the Stock. If there shall be any other
change in the number or kind of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of
the Company or of any stock or other securities into which such stock shall have
been changed or for which it shall have been exchanged, and if the Committee, in
its sole discretion, shall determine that such change equitably requires an
adjustment in this Option, then such adjustment shall be made in accordance with
such determination.

(c)    General Adjustment Rules. All adjustments relating to stock or securities
of the Company shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that
respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Fractional shares resulting

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from any adjustment in this Option pursuant to this Section 6 may be settled as
the Committee shall determine. Notice of any adjustment shall be given to
Optionee.

(d)    Reservation of Rights. The grant of the Option shall not affect in any
way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications,
reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge, to
consolidate, to dissolve, to liquidate or to sell or transfer all or any part of
its business or assets.

7.    Tax Withholding Obligations.

(a)    The Company’s obligation to issue Common Stock pursuant to the exercise
of this Option shall be subject to the requirement that Optionee make
appropriate arrangements with the Company to provide for payment of all
applicable tax withholdings, if any. Optionee may elect to satisfy such
withholding liability by:

(i)    Payment to the Company in cash;

(ii)    Deduction from Optionee’s regular pay;

(iii)    Withholding of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to Optionee,
with such shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the minimum
amount required to be withheld or such lesser amount as may be elected by
Optionee, provided that such withholding of shares does not result in an
accounting charge to the Company; or

(iv)    Transfer of a number of shares of Common Stock that were either acquired
from the Company or by Optionee more than six (6) months prior to the transfer
to the Company (or such longer period as may be requested by the Committee to
avoid an accounting charge to the Company), with such shares having an aggregate
Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld or such lesser or
greater amount as may be elected by Optionee, up to Optionee’s marginal tax
payment obligations associated with the Option exercise.

    (b)    All elections under this Section 7 shall be subject to the approval
or disapproval of the Committee. The value of shares withheld or transferred
shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the stock on the date that the amount
of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the “Tax Date”).

(c)    All elections under this Section 7 shall be subject to the following
restrictions:

(i)    All elections must be made prior to the Tax Date;

(ii)    All elections shall be irrevocable; and

(iii)    If Optionee is an officer or director of the Company within the meaning
of Section 16 of the 1934 Act (“Section 16”), Optionee must satisfy the
requirements of such Section 16 and any applicable rules thereunder with respect
to the use of stock to satisfy such tax withholding obligation.

8.    Special Limitation. If so provided under the terms of the QEP Resources,
Inc. Employee Investment Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the
“Investment Plan”), Optionee will be prohibited from exercising the Option
granted by this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time that he or she is
suspended from making 401(k) contributions to the Investment Plan as a result of
receiving a hardship withdrawal from such plan.

9.    Transferability.

(a)    In General: No Lifetime Transfers. Except as provided in Section 9(b),
below, the Option may not be transferred except by will or pursuant to the laws
of descent and distribution, and it shall be exercisable during Optionee’s life
only by him or her, or in the event of Disability or incapacity, by his or her
guardian or legal representative, and after his or her death, only by those
entitled to do so under his or her will or the applicable laws of descent and
distribution. Except as specifically provided herein, any attempt to transfer,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of the Option or any right or
privilege granted hereunder, or any levy, attachment, or similar process upon
the rights and privileges herein conferred, shall be null and void.

(b)    InterVivos Transfer to a Family Member. Optionee may transfer the Option,
once it is vested and only to the extent such Option is classified as a
Nonqualified Stock Option, to a Family Member or to a trust of which Family
Members are the only beneficiaries (an “Inter-Vivos Transferee”). No transfer
shall be effective unless Optionee notifies the Company of

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the transfer in writing and furnishes a copy of the documents that effect the
transfer to the Company. The Inter-Vivos Transferee shall be subject to all of
the terms of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the vesting
schedule, termination provisions, and the manner in which the Option may be
exercised. The Committee may require that Optionee and the Inter-Vivos
Transferee enter into an appropriate agreement with the Company providing for,
among other things, the satisfaction of required tax withholding with respect to
the exercise of the transferred Option and such other terms and conditions as
may be specified by the Committee. Except to the extent provided otherwise in
such agreement, the Inter-Vivos Transferee shall have all of the rights and
obligations of Optionee under this Agreement and the Plan; provided, however,
that the Inter-Vivos Transferee shall not have any Common Stock withheld to pay
withholding taxes unless the agreement referred to in the preceding sentence
specifically provides otherwise.

10.    Beneficiaries. Optionee may, from time to time, designate one or more
beneficiaries who shall have the right to exercise any vested portion of the
Option upon Optionee’s death pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Optionee’s
beneficiary designation shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the
Company. If Optionee has not designated a beneficiary(ies), or such designated
beneficiary(ies) are not living at the time of Optionee’s death, then the right
to exercise any vested portion upon Optionee’s death shall belong to Optionee’s
beneficiary designated under the Investment Plan, if any, or, if none,
Optionee’s beneficiary under the Company’s basic life insurance plan, if any,
or, if none, Optionee’s estate. Company shall not be liable for any payment made
pursuant to any written designation or for payment made to another individual
prior to receiving a written designation or amended designation.

11.    No Rights as Stockholder Prior to Exercise. Optionee or his or her
transferee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares
covered by this Option until the date the shares are transferred electronically
or the stock certificate is issued evidencing ownership of the shares. Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, no adjustments shall be made for dividends
(ordinary or extraordinary), whether in cash, securities or other property, or
distributions or other rights, for which the record date is prior to the date
the shares are transferred electronically or the stock certificate is issued.

12.    Authority of Committee. Under the Plan, the Committee is vested with full
authority to make such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or desirable
to administer the Plan and to interpret the provisions of the Plan. Any
determination, decision, or action of the Committee in connection with the
construction, interpretation, administration or application of the Plan shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon Optionee and any person claiming under or
through Optionee.

13.    No Right to Continued Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall confer upon Optionee any right to remain in the employ of an Employer nor
limit in any way the right of an Employer to terminate his or her employment at
any time, with or without Cause.

14.    Binding Nature of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the Company and Optionee and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

15.    Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery or by first
class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed, if to the
Company, to its Corporate Secretary, and if to Optionee, to his or her address
now on file with the Company, or to such other address as either may designate
in writing. Any notice shall be deemed to be duly given as of the date delivered
in the case of personal delivery, or as of the second day after enclosed in a
properly sealed envelope and deposited, postage prepaid, in a United States post
office, in the case of mailed notice.

16.     Relationship to Plan. This Agreement shall not alter the terms of the
Plan. If there is a conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this
Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall prevail. Capitalized terms used in this
Agreement but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

17.    Amendment. Except as provided herein or in the Plan, this Agreement may
not be amended or otherwise modified unless evidenced in writing and signed by
the Company and Optionee, or as approved by the Committee.

18.    Construction; Severability. The section headings contained herein are for
reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this
Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
19.    Compliance with Securities Laws. This Agreement shall be subject to the
requirement that if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the
listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Stock subject to the
Option upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the
consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a
condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of such shares
thereunder, the Option may not be

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exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions
acceptable to the Committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the
Company to apply for or obtain such listing, registration or qualification.

20.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the state of Delaware, without regard to the choice of law principles
thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on this _____ day
of _________________, ________.

OPTIONEE                    QEP RESOURCES, INC.

____________________________             by__________________________________
[NAME]
[TITLE]