# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001349436
**File Stem:** 0001213900-26-067022
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 31691
**Document Hash:** e36f886af9032e161b51f7419d0003af
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-26-067022.hdr.sgml**: 20260610

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-26-067022

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260610

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260609

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001349436
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 208084793
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SD
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-33784
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261077692

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 E. SHERIDAN AVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 500
- **CITY:** OKLAHOMA CITY
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 73104
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 405-429-5500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 E. SHERIDAN AVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 500
- **CITY:** OKLAHOMA CITY
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 73104

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** RIATA ENERGY INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20060111

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM SD**

**SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT**

**SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **Commission File Number: 001-33784** | **20-8084793** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation or organization)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.)** |

---

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **1 E. Sheridan Ave, Suite 500**<br> **Oklahoma City, Oklahoma** | **73104** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

---

**Brandon Brown, (405) 429-5500**

**(Name and telephone number, including area code of the person to contact in connection with this report)**

**☐ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2025**

**☒ Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025**

**Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure**

**Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report**

Not applicable.

**Item 1.02 Exhibit**

Not applicable.

**Section 2 – Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure**

**Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report**

Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuer

The specified payment disclosure required by Form SD is included in Exhibit 2.01 to this Form SD.

**Section 3 – Exhibits**

**Item 3.01 Exhibits**

The following exhibit is submitted as part of this report.

2.01 [Disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuer for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025](ea029378301ex2-01.htm) <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

**SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Frates |
| Name: | Jonathan Frates (Date) |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

---

## Ex-2

**Exhibit 2.01**

**Resource Extraction Payment Report**

Resource Extraction Issuer: SandRidge Energy, Inc.

Reporting Year: Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2025

Currency of this report: USD, in thousands

Business Segment of the Resource Extraction Issuer that Made the Payments: SandRidge Exploration and Production

Project: Mid-Continent oil and natural gas operations located primarily in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.

Particular Resources that are the subject of commercial development: Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids

Method of Extraction used in the Project: Wells

Major subnational political jurisdiction(s) of the Project: All of our payments are for production and made to the U.S. Federal Government

**Government level disclosure**

USD, figures in thousands

---

| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Country** | **Payee** | **Department, Agency, etc. within Payee that received payments** | **Taxes** | **Royalties** | **Fees** | **Production<br> entitlements** | **Bonuses** | **Dividends** | **Infrastructure<br> improvement<br> payments** | **Community<br> and social<br> responsibility<br> payments that<br> are required by law** | **Total amount paid to<br> payee** |
| United States | United States Department of the Interior | Office of Natural Resources Revenue | $— | $2473 | $140 | $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;— | $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;— | $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;— | $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;— | $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;— | $2613 |
| United States | United States Federal Government | United States Treasury | $735 | $— | $50 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $785 |

---

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