Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MSD Partners, L.P.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. [ICD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/15/2019   P   9,888 A $ 2.86 18,819,212 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MSD Partners, L.P.
645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X   X    
MSD Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.
645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022		   X   X    

Signatures

 MSD PARTNERS, L.P. By: MSD Partners (GP), LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager   03/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 MSD CREDIT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, L.P. By: MSD Partners, L.P. Its: Manager By: MSD Partners (GP), LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager   03/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of MSD Partners, L.P. ("MSD Partners") and MSD Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. ("Master Fund"). Master Fund is the record and direct beneficial owner of the shares of the issuer's common stock reported herein. MSD Partners is the manager of Master Fund and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by Master Fund. MSD Partners (GP), LLC ("MSD GP") is the general partner of MSD Partners and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Partners. [cont.]
(2) Each of Glenn R. Fuhrman, John C. Phelan and Marc R. Lisker is a manager of MSD GP and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD GP. Each of Messrs. Fuhrman, Phelan and Lisker disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Adam Piekarski, who is a principal at MSD Partners, was appointed to the Issuer's board of directors and each reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by Mr. Piekarski.
(3) Each reporting person and each of Messrs. Fuhrman, Phelan and Lisker declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other purpose, a member of a group with respect to the issuer or securities of the issuer.

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