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  <xsd:element id="mtdr_SummaryofAggregateUndiscountedMinimumCommitmentsTableTextBlockTableTextBlock" name="SummaryofAggregateUndiscountedMinimumCommitmentsTableTextBlockTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_SupplementalDisclosuresAbstract" name="SupplementalDisclosuresAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_SupplementalDisclosuresLineItems" name="SupplementalDisclosuresLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_SupplementalDisclosuresTable" name="SupplementalDisclosuresTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="mtdr_SupplementalDisclosuresTextBlock" name="SupplementalDisclosuresTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="mtdr_SwingSaleProfit" name="SwingSaleProfit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_TermOfOldContractDrillingRigMember" name="TermOfOldContractDrillingRigMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_ThirdAmendedCreditAgreementMember" name="ThirdAmendedCreditAgreementMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_ThreeYearsandPriorMember" name="ThreeYearsandPriorMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="mtdr_TransferOfInventoryFromOilAndNaturalGasProperties" name="TransferOfInventoryFromOilAndNaturalGasProperties" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="mtdr_TwoYearsPriorMember" name="TwoYearsPriorMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="mtdr_UnamortizedDeferredFinanceCosts" name="UnamortizedDeferredFinanceCosts" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="mtdr_UsefulLifeUsingStraightLine" name="UsefulLifeUsingStraightLine" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>


