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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

SandRidge Energy, Inc. Reports Financial and Operational Results for Third Quarter

and First Nine Months of 2011

Average Daily Net Production from Mississippian Horizontal of 12,771 Boe in Third

Quarter 2011; 50% Increase from Second Quarter 2011 and 653% Increase from Third

Quarter 2010

Increases Oil Production in Third Quarter 2011 by 15% from Second Quarter 2011

and by 44% from Third Quarter 2010

Closed or Announced $1 Billion of Capital Raises in Third Quarter 2011

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 3, 2011 – SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) today announced financial and operational results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Key Financial Results

Third Quarter

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $169 million ($179 million including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) for third quarter 2011 compared to $149 million ($197 million including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) in third quarter 2010.

 

   

Operating cash flow of $144 million for third quarter 2011 compared to $116 million in third quarter 2010.

 

   

Net income available to common stockholders of $561 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, for third quarter 2011 compared to net income available to common stockholders of $298 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, in third quarter 2010.

 

   

Adjusted net income of $2.8 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, (adjusted net income of $12.7 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) for third quarter 2011 compared to adjusted net loss of $24.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, (adjusted net income of $23.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) in third quarter 2010.

Nine Months

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $479 million ($519 million including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) for the first nine months of 2011 compared to $448 million ($534 million including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) in the first nine months of 2010.

 

   

Operating cash flow of $378 million for the first nine months of 2011 compared to $338 million in the first nine months of 2010.

 

   

Net income available to common stockholders of $441 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2011 compared to net income available to common stockholders of $361 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2010.

 

   

Adjusted net loss of $2.0 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, (adjusted net income of $38.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) for the first nine months of 2011 compared to adjusted net income of $11.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, (adjusted net income of $96.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, including realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements) in the first nine months of 2010.

Adjusted net income available (loss applicable) to common stockholders, adjusted EBITDA and operating cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Each measure is defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” beginning on page 10.


Highlights

 

   

Drilled 255 wells during third quarter 2011 and 716 wells during first nine months of 2011.

 

   

Oil production in third quarter 2011 of 3.19 MMBbls compared to 2.77 MMBbls in second quarter 2011 and 2.22 MMBbls in third quarter 2010.

 

   

Total production in third quarter 2011 of 6.18 MMBoe compared to 5.64 MMBoe in second quarter 2011 and 5.40 MMBoe in third quarter 2010.

 

   

Current daily production of 70 MBoe per day.

 

   

Increased position in new Mississippian play to approximately 700,000 net acres.

 

   

Closed $621 million SandRidge Permian Trust IPO, received approximately $250 million in initial proceeds upon closing of Mississippian joint venture and announced sale of East Texas properties for $231 million.

 

   

Projected funding surplus of approximately $500 million in 2011 with multiple options available to fund 2012 capital budget.

 

   

Cash balance of approximately $225 million and current liquidity of approximately $1 billion.

Full Year 2011 and 2012 Production Guidance

The company produced 6.18 MMBoe in the third quarter of 2011, compared to 5.64 MMBoe in the second quarter of 2011 and 5.40 MMBoe in the third quarter of 2010. Production from the Permian Basin grew from approximately 23,600 Boe per day in the third quarter of 2010 to approximately 30,200 Boe per day in the third quarter of 2011. This reflects the previously announced sales of non-core Permian assets producing approximately 3,100 Boe per day. The company grew its Mississippian horizontal production from approximately 1,600 Boe per day in the third quarter of 2010 to over 12,700 Boe per day in the third quarter of 2011.

The company has revised its production guidance for 2011 to 23.4 MMBoe from the previous guidance of 23.9 MMBoe. Although production is projected to exceed expectations in the Mid-Continent region due to the success of the Mississippian horizontal drilling program, the company is projecting an overall shortfall of approximately 500 MBoe in production, as compared to prior guidance, due to facility constraints in the Central Basin Platform, and underperformance in the Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico and the Piñon Field.

As a result of continued drilling success, production has outgrown the existing company-owned and operated low-pressure gathering systems in the Central Basin Platform, causing excessive backpressure on the wells and negative impact to production. While the company is addressing these issues, it is also planning to reduce the rig count from 16 to 12 in the Central Basin Platform and increase from an average of 24 rigs to 26 rigs in the 2012 Mississippian drilling program.

While 2011 production is expected to be approximately 2% below the company’s prior forecast, the expected year-over-year production growth is approximately 16% and, excluding the impact of asset sales, approximately 25%.

Production guidance for 2012 remains unchanged at 27.7 MMBoe. Oil and natural gas production is expected to be 16 MMBbls and 70 Bcf, respectively.

Drilling Activities

SandRidge averaged 31 rigs operating during the third quarter of 2011 and drilled 255 wells. The company drilled a total of 716 wells during the first nine months of 2011. A total of 250 gross (241 net) operated wells were completed and brought on production during the third quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of operated wells completed and brought on production during 2011 to 689 gross (665 net). Currently, the company has 34 rigs operating (including 3 drilling saltwater disposal wells), of which 20 are SandRidge-owned Lariat rigs.

Permian Basin. The company drilled 208 wells in the Permian Basin during the third quarter of 2011 and 607 wells during the first nine months of 2011 and has identified approximately 7,900 additional drilling locations on its 228,000 net acres there. SandRidge presently operates 14 rigs in the Permian Basin, all of which are operating on the Central Basin Platform drilling primarily Grayburg/San Andres vertical wells at depths ranging from 4,500 feet to 7,500 feet. The company plans to drill over 800 wells in the Permian Basin in 2011.

 

 

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Mississippian Play. During the third quarter of 2011, SandRidge drilled 47 horizontal wells in the Mississippian play in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas bringing the total number of operated wells drilled during 2011 in the Mississippian to 108. Industry-wide, approximately 320 horizontal wells have been drilled in the Mississippian across a 150-mile long area with SandRidge having drilled 147 wells. SandRidge has identified over 4,000 drilling locations on over 800,000 net acres it has leased in the play. The company presently has 20 rigs operating in the play, of which 17 are drilling horizontal producer wells with 3 drilling saltwater disposal wells, and plans to increase the Mississippian rig count to average 26 rigs in 2012. SandRidge plans to drill over 170 horizontal wells in the Mississippian play in 2011.

New Mississippian Play

SandRidge has increased its position to 700,000 net acres in the new Mississippian horizontal play that is comparable in size, characteristics and cost to the company’s original Mississippian horizontal play. This new play is a shallow hydrocarbon system in a thick, porous, carbonate section with Devonian-aged source rocks analogous to the original Mississippian play. The Mississippian section ranges from 250 feet to 700 feet based on control from over 7,000 existing vertical wells within the play area.

Operational and Financial Statistics

Information regarding the company’s production, pricing, costs and earnings is presented below:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Production

           

Oil (MBbl) (1)

     3,192         2,219         8,540         4,774   

Natural gas (MMcf)

     17,935         19,100         52,440         57,473   

Oil equivalent (MBoe)

     6,181         5,402         17,280         14,353   

Daily production (MBoed) (2)

     67.2         58.7         63.3         52.6   

Average price per unit

           

Realized oil price per barrel—as reported (1)

   $ 79.31       $ 63.90       $ 82.61       $ 64.18   

Realized impact of derivatives per barrel (1)

     (2.37      0.84         (7.31      2.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized price per barrel (1)

   $ 76.94       $ 64.74       $ 75.30       $ 67.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized natural gas price per Mcf—as reported

   $ 3.64       $ 3.57       $ 3.66       $ 3.88   

Realized impact of derivatives per Mcf

     (0.56      1.45         (0.25      2.42   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized price per Mcf

   $ 3.08       $ 5.02       $ 3.41       $ 6.30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized price per Boe—as reported

   $ 51.52       $ 38.87       $ 51.94       $ 36.90   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized price per Boe—including impact of derivatives

   $ 48.66       $ 44.33       $ 47.56       $ 47.55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average cost per Boe

           

Lease operating

   $ 14.01       $ 12.23       $ 14.03       $ 12.01   

Production taxes

     1.68         1.65         1.95         1.33   

General and administrative

           

General and administrative, excluding stock-based compensation

     4.23         9.61         4.62         7.19   

Stock-based compensation

     1.64         1.84         1.65         1.68   

Depletion

     14.03         16.89         13.70         13.78   

Lease operating cost per Boe

           

Excluding offshore and tertiary recovery

   $ 13.06       $ 11.21       $ 13.01       $ 10.79   

Offshore operations

     33.57         25.19         39.63         25.80   

Tertiary recovery operations

     48.22         65.09         40.98         60.42   

Earnings per share

           

Income per share available to common stockholders

           

Basic

   $ 1.41       $ 0.82       $ 1.11       $ 1.41   

Diluted

     1.16         0.73         0.97         1.24   

Adjusted net (loss) income per share (applicable) available to common stockholders

           

Basic

   $ (0.03    $ (0.09    $ (0.11    $ (0.06

Diluted

     0.01         (0.06      (0.00      0.04   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands)

           

Basic

     399,270         361,687         398,656         257,028   

Diluted

     497,700         419,137         496,428         313,283   

 

(1) 

Includes NGLs.

(2) 

2011 production includes impact from 2011 Wolfberry and New Mexico asset sales of approximately 3,100 Boe per day.

 

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Discussion of Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Oil and natural gas revenue increased 52% to $318.5 million in third quarter 2011 from $210.0 million in the same period of 2010 as a result of increases in oil production and realized reported oil prices. Oil production increased 44% to 3.2 MMBbls from third quarter 2010 production of 2.2 MMBbls mainly due to continued development of the company’s oil properties in the Mississippian play and Permian Basin. Third quarter 2011 total production increased 14% to 6.2 MMBoe from 5.4 MMBoe in third quarter 2010. Realized reported prices, which exclude the impact of derivative settlements, were $79.31 per barrel and $3.64 per Mcf during third quarter 2011. Realized reported prices in the same period of 2010 were $63.90 per barrel and $3.57 per Mcf.

Production expense increased 31% to $86.6 million in third quarter 2011 from $66.1 million in the same period of 2010 due primarily to the addition of costs from newly completed oil wells brought on production during 2010 and 2011 with the rapid growth of the company’s Permian Basin and Mississippian plays. Third quarter 2011 production expense was $14.01 per Boe compared to third quarter 2010 production expense of $12.23 per Boe.

Capital Expenditures

The table below summarizes the company’s capital expenditures for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
            (in thousands)         

Drilling and production

           

Permian Basin

   $ 177,323       $ 157,330       $ 516,950       $ 280,186   

Mid-Continent

     200,817         36,638         447,654         82,922   

WTO

     6,219         84,752         19,052         258,785   

Tertiary

     4,818         3,778         18,101         13,006   

Other

     3,071         4,519         5,223         28,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     392,248         287,017         1,006,980         663,814   

Leasehold and seismic

           

Permian Basin

     8,583         6,632         29,086         22,042   

Mid-Continent

     65,189         8,378         232,819         25,843   

WTO

     40         1,239         2,939         6,916   

Tertiary

     21         —           235         88   

Other

     1,190         1,579         4,437         3,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     75,023         17,828         269,516         58,206   

Pipe inventory(1)

     (25,446      (10,068      (17,359      (16,873

Total exploration and development(2)

     441,825         294,777         1,259,137         705,147   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Drilling and oil field services

     5,898         8,897         20,692         26,509   

Midstream

     6,757         10,143         15,392         46,902   

Other—general

     13,808         4,232         38,172         17,035   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions

     468,288         318,049         1,333,393         795,593   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Acquisitions(3)

     13,602         138,428         22,751         138,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

   $ 481,890       $ 456,477       $ 1,356,144       $ 934,021   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Pipe inventory expenditures for the periods presented represent transfers of pipe inventory to the full cost pool for use in drilling and production activities.

(2) 

Exploration and development expenditures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 exclude $19.0 million of additional estimated loss on Century Plant construction contract.

(3) 

2010 acquisition expenditures exclude common stock valued at approximately $1.25 billion issued in connection with and tax liability adjustments resulting from the Arena acquisition.

 

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Derivative Contracts

The tables below set forth the company’s oil swaps and natural gas price and basis swaps for the years 2011 through 2015 as of October 31, 2011 and include contracts included in derivatives agreements with SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Permian Trust. During the third quarter of 2011, the company settled various oil swaps and natural gas basis swaps prior to their scheduled maturity dates and entered into additional oil swaps for the years 2012 through 2015.

 

     Quarter Ending  
     3/31/2011      6/30/2011      9/30/2011      12/31/2011  

Oil Swaps

           

Volume (MMBbls)

     1.95         2.09         2.47         2.55   

Swap

   $ 86.20       $ 87.19       $ 87.75       $ 88.15   

Natural Gas Swaps

           

Volume (Bcf)

     14.27         6.05         3.55         1.84   

Swap

   $ 4.67       $ 4.57       $ 4.62       $ 4.61   

Natural Gas Basis Swaps

           

Volume (Bcf)

     25.65         25.94         26.22         —     

Swap

   $ 0.47       $ 0.47       $ 0.47         —     

 

     Year Ending  
     12/31/2011      12/31/2012      12/31/2013      12/31/2014      12/31/2015  

Oil Swaps

              

Volume (MMBbls)

     9.06         11.89         11.80         8.97         3.77   

Swap

   $ 87.40       $ 89.50       $ 92.52       $ 93.82       $ 94.51   

Natural Gas Swaps

              

Volume (Bcf)

     25.71         3.64         —           —           —     

Swap

   $ 4.63       $ 4.90         —           —           —     

Collar Volume (Bcf)

     —           0.40         0.86         0.94         1.01   

Collar: High

     —         $ 6.20       $ 7.15       $ 7.78       $ 8.55   

Collar: Low

     —         $ 4.00       $ 4.00       $ 4.00       $ 4.00   

Natural Gas Basis Swaps

              

Volume (Bcf)

     77.81         —           14.60         —           —     

Swap

   $ 0.47         —         $ 0.46         —           —     

 

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Balance Sheet

The company’s capital structure at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is presented below:

 

     September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (in thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 325,437      $ 5,863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 1,035      $ 7,293   

Long-term debt (net of current maturities)

    

Senior credit facility

     —          340,000   

Mortgage

     15,245        16,029   

Senior Notes

    

Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2014

     350,000        350,000   

8.625% Senior Notes due 2015

     —          650,000   

9.875% Senior Notes due 2016, net

     354,093        352,707   

8.0% Senior Notes due 2018

     750,000        750,000   

8.75% Senior Notes due 2020, net

     443,437        443,057   

7.5% Senior Notes due 2021

     900,000        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     2,813,810        2,909,086   

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock

     8        8   

Common stock

     399        398   

Additional paid-in capital

     4,557,005        4,528,912   

Treasury stock, at cost

     (4,700     (3,547

Accumulated deficit

     (2,548,497     (2,989,576
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total SandRidge Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     2,004,215        1,536,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

     981,689        11,288   

Total capitalization

   $ 5,799,714      $ 4,456,569   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At September 30, 2011, the company’s debt was $2.8 billion, a decrease of approximately $80 million from June 30, 2011. In the third quarter of 2011, the company raised approximately $581 million in proceeds from the sale of a portion of its interest in SandRidge Permian Trust (NYSE: PER) and approximately $250 million in initial proceeds (excluding purchase price adjustments) upon closing its Mississippian joint venture. The company used a portion of the proceeds from the transactions to repay borrowings under the senior credit facility. On October 31, 2011, the company had no amount drawn under its $790 million senior credit facility and approximately $225 million of cash, leaving approximately $1 billion of available liquidity (including the impact of outstanding letters of credit). The company was in compliance with all of the financial and other covenants contained in its debt agreements as of and during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. In October 2011, the company’s senior credit facility borrowing base was reaffirmed at $790 million.

 

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Operational Guidance

 

     Year Ending
December 31, 2011
     Previous
Projection as of
August 4, 2011
  Updated
Projection as of
November 3, 2011

Production (1)

    

Oil (MMBbls) (2)

   12.3   11.8

Natural Gas (Bcf)

   69.1   69.4
  

 

 

 

Total (MMBoe)

   23.9   23.4

Differentials

    

Oil (2)

   $13.00   $13.00

Natural Gas

   0.75   0.60

Costs per Boe

    

Lifting

   $14.10 - $15.50   $14.10 - $15.50

Production Taxes

   2.05 - 2.30   1.85 - 2.05

DD&A - oil & gas

   12.80 - 14.20   13.10 - 14.50

DD&A - other

   2.20 - 2.40   2.20 - 2.40
  

 

 

 

Total DD&A

   $15.00 - $16.60   $15.30 - $16.90

G&A - cash

   4.25 - 4.75   4.50 - 5.00

G&A - stock

   1.45 - 1.60   1.45 - 1.60
  

 

 

 

Total G&A

   $5.70 - $6.35   $5.95 - $6.60

Interest Expense

   $9.60 - $10.60   $9.75 - $10.80

EBITDA from Oilfield Services, Midstream, and Other ($ in millions) (3)

     $49.5

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest ($ in millions) (1)(4)

   $56.7   $53.1

Corporate Tax Rate

   0%   0%

Deferral Rate

   0%   0%

Shares Outstanding at End of Period (in millions)

    

Common Stock

   415.6   413.0

Preferred Stock (as converted)

   90.1   90.1
  

 

 

 

Fully Diluted

   505.7   503.1

Capital Expenditures ($ in millions)

    

Exploration and Production

   $1,265   $1,305

Land and Seismic

   380   380
  

 

 

 

Total Exploration and Production

   $1,645   $1,685

Oil Field Services

   40   40

Midstream and Other

   115   75
  

 

 

 

Total Capital Expenditures

   $1,800   $1,800

 

(1) 

Updated subsequent to August 4, 2011 earnings release.

(2) 

Includes NGLs.

(3) 

EBITDA from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other is a non-GAAP financial measure as it excludes from net income interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation, depletion and amortization. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for EBITDA from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other is Net Income from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other. Information to reconcile this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not available at this time, as management is unable to forecast the excluded items for future periods and/or does not forecast the excluded items on a segment basis.

(4) 

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest is a non-GAAP financial measure as it excludes unrealized gain or loss on derivative contracts and gain or loss on sale of assets. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest is Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest. Information to reconcile this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not available at this time, as management is unable to forecast the excluded items for future periods.

 

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2011 Guidance Update: The company is updating certain 2011 guidance provided on August 4, 2011. Projected oil production has decreased to reflect expected shortfalls in the Central Basin Platform, Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Projected gas differentials have decreased to $0.60 from $0.75 as Mid-Continent natural gas rates and associated Btu comprise a higher percentage of total natural gas. DD&A – oil and gas has increased due to an update in the company’s depletion rate. G&A – cash and interest expense have increased on a per unit basis due to the decrease in projected production. Adjusted net income attributable to noncontrolling interest reflects the effects of both SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Permian Trust and excludes noncash gain or loss on unrealized derivative positions for the trusts.

 

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     Year Ending
December 31, 2012
     Projection as of
November 3, 2011

Production

  

Oil (MMBbls) (1)

   16.0

Natural Gas (Bcf)

   70.0
  

 

Total (MMBoe)

   27.7

Differentials

  

Oil (1)

   $13.00

Natural Gas

   0.60

Costs per Boe

  

Lifting

   $15.60 - $16.90

Production Taxes

   2.05 - 2.25

DD&A - oil & gas

   13.30 - 14.75

DD&A - other

   2.00 - 2.25
  

 

Total DD&A

   $15.30 - $17.00

G&A - cash

   4.10 - 4.60

G&A - stock

   1.45 - 1.60
  

 

Total G&A

   $5.55 - $6.20

Interest Expense

   $9.25 - $10.20

EBITDA from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other ($ in millions) (2)

   $40.0

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest ($ in millions) (3)

   $112.4

Corporate Tax Rate

   0%

Deferral Rate

   0%

Shares Outstanding at End of Period (in millions)

  

Common Stock

   422.2

Preferred Stock (as converted)

   90.1
  

 

Fully Diluted

   512.3

Capital Expenditures ($ in millions)

  

Exploration and Production

   $1,550

Land and Seismic

   95
  

 

Total Exploration and Production

   $1,645

Oil Field Services

   20

Midstream and Other

   135
  

 

Total Capital Expenditures

   $1,800

 

(1) 

Includes NGLs.

(2) 

EBITDA from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other is a non-GAAP financial measure as it excludes from net income interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation, depletion and amortization. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for EBITDA from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other is Net Income from Oilfield Services, Midstream and Other. Information to reconcile this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not available at this time, as management is unable to forecast the excluded items for future periods and/or does not forecast the excluded items on a segment basis.

(3) 

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest is a non-GAAP financial measure as it excludes unrealized gain or loss on derivative contracts and gain or loss on sale of assets. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest is Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest. Information to reconcile this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not available at this time, as management is unable to forecast the excluded items for future periods.

2012 Operational Guidance: The company is presenting full guidance for 2012.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Operating cash flow, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net (loss applicable) income available to common stockholders are non-GAAP financial measures.

The company defines operating cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities. It defines EBITDA as net income before income tax expense (benefit), interest expense and depreciation, depletion and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented herein, is EBITDA excluding interest income, realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements, (gain) loss on sale of assets, transaction costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, settlement for prior claims and other various non-cash items (including noncontrolling interest, stock-based compensation, unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts, provision for doubtful accounts and inventory obsolescence).

Operating cash flow and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental financial measures used by the company’s management and by securities analysts, investors, lenders, rating agencies and others who follow the industry as an indicator of the company’s ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur additional debt. The company also uses these measures because operating cash flow and adjusted EBITDA relate to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that the company may not control and may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. Further, operating cash flow and adjusted EBITDA allow the company to compare its operating performance and return on capital with those of other companies without regard to financing methods and capital structure. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net cash provided by operating activities prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income and operating income and these measures may vary among other companies. Therefore, the company’s adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Management also uses the supplemental financial measure of adjusted net (loss applicable) income available to common stockholders, which excludes unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts, realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements, transaction costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, settlement for prior claims and (gain) loss on sale of assets from income available to common stockholders. Management uses this financial measure as an indicator of the company’s operational trends and performance relative to other oil and natural gas companies and believes it is more comparable to earnings estimates provided by securities analysts. Adjusted net (loss applicable) income available to common stockholders is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for income available to common stockholders.

The tables below reconcile the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to operating cash flow, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted net (loss applicable) income available to common stockholders.

 

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Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Operating Cash Flow

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
            (in thousands)         

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 66,952       $ 80,754       $ 327,956       $ 339,212   

Add (deduct)

           

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     76,896         35,251         49,796         (1,337
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating cash flow

   $ 143,848       $ 116,005       $ 377,752       $ 337,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
           (in thousands)        

Net income

   $ 575,109      $ 306,289      $ 482,781      $ 387,040   

Adjusted for

        

Income tax expense (benefit)

     954        (457,248     (6,013     (457,086

Interest expense(1)

     60,968        60,388        183,545        178,487   

Depreciation and amortization – other

     13,551        12,441        39,918        36,564   

Depreciation and depletion – oil and natural gas

     86,725        91,237        236,798        197,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     737,307        13,107        937,029        342,839   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     26        18        1,622        102   

Inventory obsolescence

     125        76        145        200   

Interest income

     (51     (69     (94     (236

Stock-based compensation

     9,390        9,956        26,489        24,174   

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts

     (606,515     148,140        (527,166     135,364   

Realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements

     (9,876     (48,228     (40,894     (85,345

Other non-cash income (expense)

     710        (451     661        (129

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

     (422     (44     (1,148     39   

Transaction costs

     1,444        10,680        4,531        15,434   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          —          38,232        —     

Settlement for prior claims

     —          16,000        —          16,000   

Non-cash portion of noncontrolling interest(2)

     36,874        —          39,119        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 169,012      $ 149,185      $ 478,526      $ 448,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Excludes unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps of ($2.0) million and $3.3 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and ($3.4) million and $11.5 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(2) 

Represents depreciation and depletion of ($5.2) million and ($8.6) million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and unrealized gain on commodity derivative contracts of $42.1 million and $47.7 million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
           (in thousands)        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 66,952      $ 80,754      $ 327,956      $ 339,212   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     76,896        35,251        49,796        (1,337

Interest expense(1)

     60,968        60,388        183,545        178,487   

Realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements

     (9,876     (48,228     (40,894     (85,345

Transaction costs

     1,444        10,680        4,531        15,434   

Settlement for prior claims

     —          16,000        —          16,000   

Noncontrolling interest – SDT(2)

     (15,341     —          (26,372     —     

Noncontrolling interest – PER(2)

     (8,350     —          (8,350     —     

Noncontrolling interest – Other(2)

     (433     (1,313     (317     (3,547

Other non-cash items

     (3,248     (4,347     (11,369     (10,462
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 169,012      $ 149,185      $ 478,526      $ 448,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Excludes unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps of ($2.0) million and $3.3 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and ($3.4) million and $11.5 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(2) 

Excludes depreciation and depletion of ($5.2) million and ($8.6) million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and unrealized gain on commodity derivative contracts of $42.1 million and $47.7 million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, attributable to noncontrolling interests.

 

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Reconciliation of Income Available to Common Stockholders to Adjusted Net (Loss Applicable)

Income Available to Common Stockholders

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2011      2010      2011      2010  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Income available to common stockholders

   $ 561,228       $ 297,657       $ 441,079       $ 361,146   

Tax expense (benefit) resulting from Arena acquisition

     739         (456,437      (6,247      (456,437

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts(1)

     (564,387      148,140         (479,506      135,364   

Realized gains on out-of-period derivative contract settlements

     (9,876      (48,228      (40,894      (85,345

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

     (422      (44      (1,148      39   

Transaction costs

     1,444         10,680         4,531         15,434   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —           —           38,232         —     

Settlement for prior claims

     —           16,000         —           16,000   

Effect of income taxes

     193         (680      203         (755
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net loss applicable to common stockholders

     (11,081      (32,912      (43,750      (14,554

Preferred stock dividends

     13,881         8,632         41,702         25,894   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total adjusted net income (loss)

   $ 2,800       $ (24,280    $ (2,048    $ 11,340   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

           

Basic

     399,270         361,687         398,656         257,028   

Diluted

     497,700         419,137         496,428         313,283   

Total adjusted net (loss) income

           

Per share – basic

   $ (0.03    $ (0.09    $ (0.11    $ (0.06
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Per share – diluted

   $ 0.01       $ (0.06    $ (0.00    $ 0.04   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Excludes unrealized gain on commodity derivative contracts of $42.1 million and $47.7 million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, attributable to noncontrolling interests.

 

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Conference Call Information

The company will host a conference call to discuss these results on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 8:00 am CDT. The telephone number to access the conference call from within the U.S. is 866-383-8119 and from outside the U.S. is 617-597-5344. The passcode for the call is 46559250. An audio replay of the call will be available from November 4, 2011 until 11:59 pm CST on December 4, 2011. The number to access the conference call replay from within the U.S. is 888-286-8010 and from outside the U.S. is +1-617-801-6888. The passcode for the replay is 97889762.

A live audio webcast of the conference call also will be available via SandRidge’s website, www.sandridgeenergy.com, under Investor Relations/Events. The webcast will be archived for replay on the company’s website for 30 days.

Conference Participation

SandRidge Energy, Inc. will participate in the following upcoming events:

 

   

November 10, 2011 – Barclays Capital 2nd Annual Energy, Engineering and Construction One Day Forum; Dallas, TX

 

   

November 15, 2011 – Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference; New York, NY

 

   

November 16, 2011 – Bank of America-Merrill Lynch 2011 Global Energy Conference; Miami, FL

 

   

November 17, 2011 – UBS Investment Bank 2011 Energy Mini-Conference; Boston, MA

 

   

December 1, 2011 – JP Morgan SMid Cap Conference 2011; New York, NY

 

   

December 6, 2011 – Capital One Southcoast Energy Conference; New Orleans, LA

 

   

January 10, 2012 – Goldman Sachs, 2012 Global Energy Conference; Miami, FL

At 8:00 am Central Time on the day of each presentation, the corresponding slides and any webcast information will be accessible on the Investor Relations portion of the company’s website at www.sandridgeenergy.com. Please check the website for updates regularly as this schedule is subject to change. Also, please note that SandRidge Energy, Inc. intends for its website to be used as a reliable source of information for all future events in which it may participate as well as updated presentations regarding the company. Slides and webcasts (where applicable) will be archived and available for at least 30 days after each use or presentation.

Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call

February 23, 2012 (Thursday) – Earnings press release after market close

February 24, 2012 (Friday) – Earnings conference call at 8:00 am CST

 

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SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (Unaudited)  

Revenues

        

Oil and natural gas

   $ 318,453      $ 209,998      $ 897,506      $ 529,578   

Drilling and services

     25,547        5,252        75,118        14,913   

Midstream and marketing

     15,092        23,281        53,663        73,868   

Other

     4,661        6,702        15,088        20,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     363,753        245,233        1,041,375        638,667   

Expenses

        

Production

     86,580        66,086        242,371        172,367   

Production taxes

     10,368        8,904        33,610        19,146   

Drilling and services

     16,209        4,187        49,308        12,420   

Midstream and marketing

     14,624        20,779        52,780        66,064   

Depreciation and depletion – oil and natural gas

     86,725        91,237        236,798        197,834   

Depreciation and amortization – other

     13,551        12,441        39,918        36,564   

General and administrative

     36,272        61,878        108,364        127,419   

(Gain) loss on derivative contracts

     (596,736     67,195        (489,096     (114,378

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

     (422     (44     (1,148     39   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     (332,829     332,663        272,905        517,475   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     696,582        (87,430     768,470        121,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

        

Interest income

     51        69        94        236   

Interest expense

     (59,003     (63,641     (180,171     (189,989

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          —          (38,232     —     

Other (expense) income, net

     (672     1,356        662        2,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     (59,624     (62,216     (217,647     (187,691
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     636,958        (149,646     550,823        (66,499

Income tax expense (benefit)

     954        (457,248     (6,013     (457,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     636,004        307,602        556,836        390,587   

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     60,895        1,313        74,055        3,547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SandRidge Energy, Inc.

     575,109        306,289        482,781        387,040   

Preferred stock dividends

     13,881        8,632        41,702        25,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income available to SandRidge Energy, Inc. common stockholders

   $ 561,228      $ 297,657      $ 441,079      $ 361,146   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share

        

Basic

   $ 1.41      $ 0.82      $ 1.11      $ 1.41   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 1.16      $ 0.73      $ 0.97      $ 1.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     399,270        361,687        398,656        257,028   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     497,700        419,137        496,428        313,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     September 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

  

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 325,437      $ 5,863   

Accounts receivable, net

     174,396        146,118   

Derivative contracts

     96,457        5,028   

Inventories

     11,672        3,945   

Other current assets

     20,032        14,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     627,994        175,590   

Oil and natural gas properties, using full cost method of accounting

    

Proved

     8,697,142        8,159,924   

Unproved

     681,886        547,953   

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment

     (4,707,089     (4,483,736
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4,671,939        4,224,141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other property, plant and equipment, net

     531,875        509,724   

Restricted deposits

     27,892        27,886   

Derivative contracts

     213,901        —     

Goodwill

     235,396        234,356   

Other assets

     109,716        59,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 6,418,713      $ 5,231,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 1,035      $ 7,293   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     413,830        376,922   

Billings and estimated contract loss in excess of costs incurred

     42,269        31,474   

Derivative contracts

     9,020        103,409   

Asset retirement obligation

     25,360        25,360   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     491,514        544,458   

Long-term debt

     2,812,775        2,901,793   

Derivative contracts

     6,867        124,173   

Asset retirement obligation

     97,223        94,517   

Other long-term obligations

     24,430        19,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,432,809        3,683,965   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Equity

    

SandRidge Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized

    

8.5% Convertible perpetual preferred stock; 2,650 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; aggregate liquidation preference of $265,000

     3        3   

6.0% Convertible perpetual preferred stock; 2,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; aggregate liquidation preference of $200,000

     2        2   

7.0% Convertible perpetual preferred stock; 3,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; aggregate liquidation preference of $300,000

     3        3   

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 800,000 shares authorized; 412,986 issued and 412,400 outstanding at September 30, 2011 and 406,830 issued and 406,360 outstanding at December 31, 2010

     399        398   

Additional paid-in capital

     4,557,005        4,528,912   

Treasury stock, at cost

     (4,700     (3,547

Accumulated deficit

     (2,548,497     (2,989,576
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total SandRidge Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     2,004,215        1,536,195   

Noncontrolling interest

     981,689        11,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     2,985,904        1,547,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 6,418,713      $ 5,231,448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2011     2010  
     (Unaudited)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 556,836      $ 390,587   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     1,622        102   

Inventory obsolescence

     145        200   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     276,716        234,398   

Debt issuance costs amortization

     8,624        8,044   

Discount amortization on long-term debt

     1,766        1,595   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     38,232        —     

Deferred income taxes

     (6,986     (456,437

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts

     (527,166     135,364   

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

     (1,148     39   

Investment loss (income)

     653        (191

Stock-based compensation

     28,458        24,174   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (49,796     1,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     327,956        339,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment

     (1,311,383     (694,187

Acquisition of assets, net of cash received of $0 and $39,518, respectively

     (22,751     (138,428

Proceeds from sale of assets

     624,767        113,422   

Refunds of restricted deposits

     —          5,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (709,367     (714,098
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from borrowings

     2,033,000        1,595,914   

Repayments of borrowings

     (2,130,042     (1,179,083

Premium on debt redemption

     (30,338     —     

Debt issuance costs

     (19,652     (11,720

Proceeds from issuance of royalty trust units

     917,528        —     

Distributions to royalty trust unitholders

     (18,431     —     

Noncontrolling interest distributions

     (2,751     (3,511

Noncontrolling interest contributions

     —          306   

Stock issuance expense

     (231     (87

Stock-based compensation excess tax benefit

     52        31   

Purchase of treasury stock

     (12,048     (5,335

Dividends paid - preferred

     (46,243     (28,525

Derivative settlements

     10,141        1,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     700,985        369,614   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     319,574        (5,272

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

     5,863        7,861   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

   $ 325,437      $ 2,589   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

    

Change in accrued capital expenditures

   $ 22,010      $ 101,406   

Convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends payable

   $ 13,191      $ 5,816   

Adjustment to oil and natural gas properties for estimated contract loss

   $ 19,000      $ 98,000   

Common stock issued in connection with acquisition

   $ —        $ 1,246,334   

 

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For further information, please contact:

Kevin R. White

Senior Vice President

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue

Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406

(405) 429-5515

Cautionary Note to Investors—This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, but not limited to, the information appearing under the heading “Operational Guidance.” These statements express a belief, expectation or intention and are generally accompanied by words that convey projected future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements include projections and estimates of leverage, net income, drilling rigs operating, drilling locations, funding, oil and natural gas production, derivative transactions, shares outstanding, pricing differentials, operating costs and capital spending, tax rates, and descriptions of our development plans. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the volatility of oil and natural gas prices, our success in discovering, estimating, developing and replacing oil and natural gas reserves, actual decline curves and the actual effect of adding compression to gas wells, the availability and terms of capital, the ability of counterparties to transactions with us to meet their obligations, our timely execution of hedge transactions, credit conditions of global capital markets, changes in economic conditions, the amount and timing of future development costs, the availability and demand for alternative energy sources, regulatory changes, including those related to carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We refer you to the discussion of risk factors in Part I, Item 1A - “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in comparable “risk factors” sections of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after the date of this press release. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on our company or our business or operations. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

SandRidge Energy, Inc. is an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with its principal focus on exploration and production. SandRidge and its subsidiaries also own and operate gas gathering and processing facilities and CO2 treating and transportation facilities and conduct marketing and tertiary oil recovery operations. In addition, Lariat Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SandRidge, owns and operates a drilling rig and related oil field services business. SandRidge focuses its exploration and production activities in the Permian Basin, Mid-Continent, West Texas Overthrust, Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico. SandRidge’s internet address is www.sandridgeenergy.com.

 

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