8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2007

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-33784	20-8084793
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or		Identification No.)
Organization)

1601 N.W. Expressway, Suite 1600	73118
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (405) 753-5500

Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 14, 2007, the Board of Directors of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Stuart W. Ray as a director of the Company. Mr. Ray will serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. As a director, Mr. Ray will receive cash compensation in the form of an annual retainer and meeting attendance fees, receive an annual restricted stock award and enter into a director indemnification agreement with the Company. The Company’s standard compensation arrangements and indemnification agreements for directors are described under “Director Compensation” and “Indemnification” under the caption “Management — Board of Directors” in its prospectus dated November 5, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2007.

Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company’s press release announcing Mr. Ray’s election to the Board of Directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit:

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press release issued December 14, 2007.

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SIGNATURE

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 undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ V. Bruce Thompson
	V. Bruce Thompson
	Senior Vice President - Legal and General Counsel

Date: December 14, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press release issued December 14, 2007.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

SandRidge Energy, Inc. Announces the Appointment of a New Director

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 14, 2007 - SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) today announced the appointment of Stuart W. Ray as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. The appointment of Mr. Ray increases the size of the board to seven directors.

Mr. Ray has a 37-year background in the finance industry and is currently a Partner at Sonenshine Partners LLC, a boutique investment banking firm. Prior to Sonenshine, Mr. Ray was a Managing Director and Partner at Bankers Trust and Wolfensohn & Co., where he specialized in providing investment banking services to various multinational companies. Mr. Ray will be filling the term that was vacated by N. Malone Mitchell, 3^rd.

Tom L. Ward, the company’s Chairman and CEO, said, “We are pleased to have Stuart join the board. He brings a strong finance background and is an excellent complement to our other members. I am positive he will make significant contributions to SandRidge.”

For further information, please contact:

Dirk M. Van Doren
Chief Financial Officer
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
1601 N.W. Expressway, Suite 1600
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
(405) 753-5520

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City with its principal focus on exploration and production. SandRidge also owns and operates drilling rigs and a related oil field services business operating under the Lariat Services, Inc. brand name; gas gathering, marketing and processing facilities; and, through its subsidiary, PetroSource Energy Company, CO₂ treating and transportation facilities and tertiary oil recovery operations. SandRidge focuses its exploration and production activities in West Texas, the Cotton Valley Trend in East Texas, the Gulf Coast, and Oklahoma. SandRidge also owns oil and gas properties in the Piceance Basin of Colorado and the Gulf of Mexico. The company’s Internet address is www.sandridgeenergy.com.