SandRidge Energy, Inc.

SandRidge Energy, Inc.
Public company
Traded as SDOC OTC Markets Group
Industry Petroleum industry
Founded 2006
Founder Tom L. Ward
Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Key people
James Bennett, CEO & President
Alexander Michaels, non-executive chairman
Products Petroleum
Natural Gas
Production output
79.9 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (489,000 GJ) per day (Q3 2015)[1]
Revenue Decrease US$625 million (YTD 2015)[1]
Total equity Decrease -US$10.66 billion (2015)[1]
Number of employees
2,205
Slogan The Power of Us
Website www.sandridgeenergy.com

SandRidge Energy, Inc. is a petroleum and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, United States.

Current operations

In the third quarter of 2015, the company produced 79.9 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (489,000 GJ) per day. [1]

SandRidge’s drilling activities are focused on its oil properties in the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin. The Company also maintains production in West Texas.

Subsidiaries

Royalty Trusts

The company has formed 3 public royalty trusts:

Lariat Services

The company owns Lariat Services, Inc., an owner of drilling rigs.[2]

History

SandRidge was founded in 2006 by Tom L. Ward by buying approximately 50% of Riata Energy of Amarillo, Texas. Ward previously co-founded Chesapeake Energy with Aubrey McClendon and was the chief operating officer of that company from 1989 until 1996.[3]

The company became a public company via an initial public offering on November 5, 2007, selling over 28 million common shares.[4]

On June 19, 2013, after a series of missteps, CEO Tom L. Ward was ousted by the board of the directors and James Bennett became President and CEO.[5] Bennett first joined the company in 2010 and previously worked at GSO Capital Partners. [6]

In 2014, the company sold its assets in the Gulf of Mexico for $750 million.[7]

In 2015, the company acquired Pinon Gathering Company, owner of 370 miles of gathering lines, which reduced Sandridge's lease operating and gathering expense.[8]

In 2015, the company acquired 136,000 net acres in the Niobara shale formation for $190 million in cash.[9]

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