10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 001-33784

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	20-8084793
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	73102
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 429-5500

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: Not applicable

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value	SD	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☑
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☑
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ☐    No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☑ No o

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of the close of business on October 29, 2020, was 35,928,429.

References in this report to the “Company,” “SandRidge,” “we,” “our,” and “us” mean SandRidge Energy, Inc., including its consolidated subsidiaries and its proportionately consolidated share of each of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Mississippian Trust II, (collectively, the “Royalty Trusts”).

DISCLOSURES REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) of the Company includes “forward-looking statements” as defined by the SEC. These forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning our capital expenditures, liquidity, capital resources and debt profile, the timing and success of specific projects, the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, the potential impact of international negotiations on the supply and demand of oil and gas, outcomes and effects of litigation, claims and disputes, elements of our business strategy, compliance with governmental regulation of the oil and natural gas industry, including environmental regulations, acquisitions and divestitures and the potential effects on our financial condition and other statements concerning our operations, financial performance and financial condition.

Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “assume,” “target,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “could,” “may,” “foresee,” “plan,” “goal,” “should,” “intend” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements unless required by law, and it cautions readers not to rely on them unduly. While we consider these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties relating to, among other matters, the risks and uncertainties discussed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”) and in Item 1A of this Quarterly Report.

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	33
ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	34
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	35
ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	36
ITEM 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	36
ITEM 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	36
ITEM 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	36
ITEM 5.	Other Information	36
ITEM 6.	Exhibits	37
Signature

PART I. Financial Information

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data) 

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	11,187	$	4,275
Restricted cash - other	1,454		1,693
Accounts receivable, net	16,292		28,644
Derivative contracts	—		114
Prepaid expenses	1,105		3,342
Other current assets	80		538
Total current assets	30,118		38,606
Oil and natural gas properties, using full cost method of accounting
Proved	1,479,664		1,484,359
Unproved	18,653		24,603
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment	(1,367,703)		(1,129,622)
	130,614		379,340
Other property, plant and equipment, net	104,825		188,603
Other assets	564		1,140
Total assets	$	266,121	$	607,689

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	42,449	$	64,937
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,000		—
Derivative contracts	3,088		—
Asset retirement obligation	22,007		22,119
Other current liabilities	962		1,367
Total current liabilities	80,506		88,423
Long-term debt	—		57,500
Asset retirement obligation	53,436		52,897
Other long-term obligations	4,217		6,417
Total liabilities	138,159		205,237
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 250,000 shares authorized; 35,906 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 35,772 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019	36		36
Warrants	88,520		88,520
Additional paid-in capital	1,061,961		1,059,253
Accumulated deficit	(1,022,555)		(745,357)
Total stockholders’ equity	127,962		402,452
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	266,121	$	607,689

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Revenues
Oil, natural gas and NGL	$	27,547	$	58,188	$	84,134	$	206,432
Other	129		181		526		561
Total revenues	27,676		58,369		84,660		206,993
Expenses
Lease operating expenses	8,069		23,866		32,409		71,721
Production, ad valorem, and other taxes	2,333		4,346		7,386		15,303
Depreciation and depletion — oil and natural gas	7,525		38,871		45,728		114,755
Depreciation and amortization — other	1,698		2,981		6,071		8,910
Impairment	44,043		165,507		253,797		165,507
General and administrative	2,493		6,238		12,290		26,261
Restructuring expenses	1,199		—		1,643		—
Employee termination benefits	3,184		—		8,431		4,465
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	5,299		(1,756)		(7,168)		(1,547)
Other operating expense, net	(116)		23		269		142
Total expenses	75,727		240,076		360,856		405,517
Loss from operations	(48,051)		(181,707)		(276,196)		(198,524)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net	(569)		(722)		(1,653)		(2,009)
Other income (expense), net	(129)		827		5		370
Total other income (expense)	(698)		105		(1,648)		(1,639)
Loss before income taxes	(48,749)		(181,602)		(277,844)		(200,163)
Income tax expense (benefit)	—		—		(646)		—
Net loss	$	(48,749)	$	(181,602)	$	(277,198)	$	(200,163)
Loss per share
Basic	$	(1.36)	$	(5.12)	$	(7.78)	$	(5.66)
Diluted	$	(1.36)	$	(5.12)	$	(7.78)	$	(5.66)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	35,783		35,491		35,649		35,390
Diluted	35,783		35,491		35,649		35,390

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(In thousands) 

	Common Stock			Warrants			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Total
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019	35,772	$	36	6,659	$	88,520	$	1,059,253	$	(745,357)	$	402,452
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		185		—		185
Issuance of common stock for general unsecured claims	38	—		—	—		—		—		—
Issuance of warrants for general unsecured claims	—	—		47	—		—		—		—
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	—	—		—	—		(1)		—		(1)
Net loss	—	—		—	—		—		(12,670)		(12,670)
Balance at March 31, 2020	35,810	$	36	6,706	$	88,520	$	1,059,437	$	(758,027)	$	389,966
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		583		—		583
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations	55	—		—	—		—		—		—
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	—	—		—	—		(1)		—		(1)
Net loss	—	—		—	—				(215,779)		(215,779)
Balance at June 30, 2020	35,865	$	36	6,706	$	88,520	$	1,060,019	$	(973,806)	$	174,769
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		2,004		—		2,004
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations	41	—		—	—		—		—		—
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	—	—		—	—		(62)		—		(62)
Net loss	—	—		—	—		—		(48,749)		(48,749)
Balance at September 30, 2020	35,906	36		6,706	88,520		1,061,961		(1,022,555)		127,962

	Common Stock			Warrants			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Total
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance at December 31, 2018	35,687	$	36	6,604	$	88,516	$	1,055,164	$	(295,995)	$	847,721
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		1,073		—		1,073
Issuance of warrants for general unsecured claims	—	—		1	2		(2)		—		—
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-02	—	—		—	—		—		(57)		(57)
Net loss	—	—		—	—		—		(5,277)		(5,277)
Balance at March 31, 2019	35,687	$	36	6,605	$	88,518	$	1,056,235	$	(301,329)	$	843,460
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations	75	—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		2,170		—		2,170
Cash paid for whithholdings on vested stock awards	—	—		—	—		(205)		—		(205)
Net loss	—	—		—	—		—		(13,284)		(13,284)
Balance at June 30, 2019	35,762	$	36	6,605	$	88,518	$	1,058,200	$	(314,613)	$	832,141
Cancellation of stock awards, net of issuances	(32)			—	—				—		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		—	—		862		—		862
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	—	—		—	—		(157)		—		(157)
Net loss	—	—		—	—		—		(181,602)		(181,602)
Balance at September 30, 2019	35,730	36		6,605	88,518		1,058,905		(496,215)		651,244

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$	(277,198)	$	(200,163)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
Provision for doubtful accounts	469		(90)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	51,799		123,665
Impairment	253,797		165,507
Debt issuance costs amortization	477		398
Write off of debt issuance costs	—		142
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	(7,168)		(1,547)
Cash received on settlement of derivative contracts	11,197		5,700
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	(100)		—
Stock-based compensation	2,753		3,930
Other	114		(119)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(8,784)		(1,894)
Net cash provided by operating activities	27,356		95,529
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(8,110)		(170,723)
Acquisition of assets	(3,276)		236
Proceeds from sale of assets	37,243		1,347
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	25,857		(169,140)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings	39,000		170,096
Repayments of borrowings	(84,500)		(108,096)
Reduction of financing lease liability	(977)		(1034)
Debt issuance costs	—		(910)
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(63)		(362)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(46,540)		59,694
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH	6,673		(13,917)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of year	5,968		19,645
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$	12,641	$	5,728
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	(1,271)	$	(1,446)
Cash received for income taxes	$	616	$	—
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Purchase of PP&E in accounts payable	$	683	$	12,790
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for financing lease obligations	$	67	$	3,237
Carrying value of properties exchanged	$	3,890	$	5,384

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business. SandRidge Energy, Inc. is an oil and natural gas acquisition, development and production company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a principal focus on developing and producing hydrocarbon resources in the United States.

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned or majority owned subsidiaries, including its proportionate share of the Royalty Trusts. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Interim Financial Statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes contained in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, the financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary to fairly state the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.     

Significant Accounting Policies. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting policies stated in the 2019 Form 10-K as well as the items noted below.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

The more significant areas requiring the use of assumptions, judgments and estimates include: oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) reserves; impairment tests of long-lived assets; the carrying value of unproved oil and natural gas properties and other property, plant and equipment; depreciation, depletion and amortization; asset retirement obligations; determinations of significant alterations to the full cost pool and related estimates of fair value used to allocate the full cost pool net book value to divested properties, as necessary; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; income taxes; valuation of derivative instruments; contingencies; and accrued revenue and related receivables. Although management believes the estimates used in the areas noted above are reasonable, actual results could differ significantly.

Going Concern Consideration. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company previously disclosed circumstances that gave rise to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Those conditions were resolved as a result of the Company executing previously disclosed initiatives. These initiatives include reducing our 2020 capital expenditures, personnel and non-personnel cost reductions and the sale of the company headquarters for net proceeds of $35.4 million.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") 2016-13 - In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments —Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard replaced the previously required incurred loss approach with an expected loss model for instruments measured at amortized cost. The company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2020 using a modified retrospective approach; however, the impact was not material upon adoption.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted. ASU 2020-04 - In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), to facilitate the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. This ASU provides optional practical expedients and exceptions for applying US GAAP provisions to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR, or other reference rates expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The provisions of this ASU do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging transactions entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an

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(Unaudited)

entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are effective, for all entities, as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently reviewing the potential impact of the upcoming LIBOR reference rate change on its current contracts and hedging relationships and will determine the applicable provisions of ASU 2020-04.

ASU 2019-12 - In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which simplifies various aspects of accounting for income taxes, including requirements related to hybrid tax regimes, the tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not a business combination, separate financial statements of entities not subject to tax, the intraperiod tax allocation exception to the incremental approach, ownership changes in investments, interim-period accounting for enacted changes in tax laws, and year-to-date loss limitation in interim-period tax accounting. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

2. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and reports certain assets and liabilities on a fair value basis and has classified and disclosed its fair value measurements using the levels of the fair value hierarchy noted below. The carrying values of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, certain other current assets and other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, other current liabilities and other long-term obligations included in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets approximated fair value at September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019. Additionally, the carrying amount of debt associated with borrowings outstanding under the credit facility approximates fair value as borrowings bear interest at variable rates. As a result, these financial assets and liabilities are not discussed below. No other adjustments to fair value were required for other property, plant and equipment for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3	Measurement based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The determination of the fair values, stated below, considers the market for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, the associated credit risk and other factors. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The Company had assets classified in Level 2 of the hierarchy as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, as described below.

Level 2 Fair Value Measurements

Commodity Derivative Contracts. The fair values of the Company’s oil and natural gas fixed price swaps are based upon inputs that are either readily available in the public market, such as oil and natural gas futures prices, volatility factors and discount rates, or can be corroborated from active markets. Fair value is determined through the use of a discounted cash flow model or option pricing model using the applicable inputs discussed above. The Company applies a weighted average credit default risk rating factor for its counterparties or gives effect to its credit default risk rating, as applicable, in determining the fair value of these derivative contracts. Credit default risk ratings are based on current published credit default swap rates.

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(Unaudited)

Fair Value - Recurring Measurement Basis

The following tables summarize the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

September 30, 2020

	Fair Value Measurements						Netting(1)		Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	—	$	3,915

December 31, 2019

	Fair Value Measurements						Netting(1)		Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114
	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114

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(1)    Represents the effect of netting assets and liabilities for counterparties with which the right of offset exists.

Transfers. The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

3. Derivatives

Commodity Derivatives 

The Company is exposed to commodity price risk, which impacts the predictability of its cash flows from the sale of oil and natural gas. On occasion, the Company has attempted to manage this risk on a portion of its forecasted oil or natural gas production sales through the use of commodity derivative contracts. The Company has not designated any of its derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. All derivative contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in derivative contract fair values recognized as gain or loss on derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. None of the Company’s commodity derivative contracts may be terminated prior to contractual maturity solely as a result of a downgrade in the credit rating of a party to the contract. Commodity derivative contracts are settled on a monthly basis, and the commodity derivative contract valuations are adjusted to the mark-to-market valuation on a quarterly basis.

The following table summarizes derivative activity for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
(Gain) loss on commodity derivative contracts	$	5,299	$	(1,756)	$	(7,168)	$	(1,547)
Cash received on settlements	$	619	$	622	$	11,197	$	5,700

Master Netting Agreements and the Right of Offset. The Company has master netting agreements with all of its commodity derivative counterparties and has presented its derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty on a net basis in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result of the netting provisions, the Company's maximum amount of loss under commodity derivative transactions due to credit risk is limited to the net amounts due from its counterparties. As of September 30, 2020, the counterparties to the Company's open commodity derivative contracts consisted of three financial

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(Unaudited)

institutions, all of which are also lenders under the Company's credit facility. The Company is not required to post additional collateral under its commodity derivative contracts as all of the counterparties to the Company’s commodity derivative contracts share in the collateral supporting the Company’s credit facility.

The following table summarizes (i) the Company's commodity derivative contracts on a gross basis, (ii) the effects of netting assets and liabilities for which the right of offset exists based on master netting arrangements and (iii) for the Company’s net derivative liability positions, the applicable portion of shared collateral under the credit facility as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

September 30, 2020

	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts Offset		Amounts Net of Offset		Financial Collateral		Net Amount
Liabilities
Derivative contracts - current	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915
Total	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915

December 31, 2019

	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts Offset		Amounts Net of Offset		Financial Collateral		Net Amount
Assets
Derivative contracts - current	$	114	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	114
Total	$	114	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	114

At September 30, 2020, the Company's open derivative contracts consisted of natural gas commodity derivative contracts under which we will receive a fixed price for the contract and pay a floating market price to the counterparty over a specified period for a contracted volume. These commodity derivative contracts consisted of the following:

	Notional (MMBtu)	Weighted Average Fixed Price per Unit
Natural Gas Price Swaps: October 2020	1,240,000	$	2.14
Natural Gas Price Swaps: November 2020 - December 2020	2,135,000	$	2.54
Natural Gas Price Swaps: January 2021 - December 2021	10,950,000	$	2.61

Because we have not designated any of our derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes, changes in the fair value of our derivative contracts are recognized as gains and losses in current period earnings. As a result, our current period earnings may be significantly affected by changes in the fair value of our commodity derivative contracts. Changes in fair value are principally measured based on a comparison of future prices to the contract price at the period-end.

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Fair Value of Derivatives 

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, on a gross basis without regard to same counterparty netting (in thousands):

Type of Contract	Balance Sheet Classification	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Derivative assets
Oil price swaps	Derivative contracts-current	$	—	$	114
Derivative liabilities
Natural gas price swaps	Derivative contracts-current	(3,088)		—
Natural gas price swaps	Derivative contracts-noncurrent	(827)		—
Total net derivative contracts		$	(3,915)	$	114

See Note 2 for additional discussion of the fair value measurement of the Company’s derivative contracts.

4. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands): 

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Oil and natural gas properties
Proved	$	1,479,664	$	1,484,359
Unproved	18,653		24,603
Total oil and natural gas properties	1,498,317		1,508,962
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment	(1,367,703)		(1,129,622)
Net oil and natural gas properties	130,614		379,340
Land	200		4,400
Electrical infrastructure	121,818		126,482
Other non-oil and natural gas equipment	1,653		12,665
Buildings and structures	3,603		77,148
Financing leases	1,298		2,109
Total	128,572		222,804
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(23,747)		(34,201)
Other property, plant and equipment, net	104,825		188,603
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	235,439	$	567,943

See Note 5 for discussion of impairment of property, plant and equipment, and Note 6 for discussion of the sale of the Company's headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK, which is included in buildings and structures in the table above as of December 31, 2019.

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5. Impairment

The Company assesses the need to impair its oil and gas properties during its quarterly full cost pool ceiling limitation calculation. The Company analyzes various property, plant and equipment for impairment when certain triggering events occur by comparing the carrying values of the assets to their estimated fair values. The full cost pool ceiling limitation and estimated fair values of other assets were determined in accordance with the policies discussed in Note 1.

In the three-month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a total impairment charge of $44.0 million, which related to the full cost ceiling limitation impairment charge.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a total impairment charge of $253.8 million, which included a full cost ceiling limitation impairment charge of $215.8 million, and an asset impairment charge of $38.0 million.

The ceiling limitation impairment charges recorded in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 resulted from various factors, including a decrease in proved reserve value driven by a significant decline in the trailing twelve-month weighted average oil and natural gas prices in the first, second and third quarters of 2020. No impairment was recorded for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019.

Calculation of the full cost ceiling test is based on, among other factors, average prices for the trailing twelve-month period determined by reference to the first-day-of-the-month index prices ("SEC prices") as adjusted for price differentials and other contractual arrangements. The SEC prices utilized in the calculation of proved reserves included in the full cost ceiling test at September 30, 2020 were $43.40 per barrel of oil and $1.97 per Mcf of natural gas, before price differential adjustments. The SEC prices utilized in the calculation of proved reserves included in the full cost ceiling test at June 30, 2020 were $47.17 per barrel of oil and $2.07 per Mcf of natural gas, before price differential adjustments.

The asset impairment charge of $38.0 million recorded in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 resulted from writing down of the net carrying amount of the office headquarters building assets to their estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell the building. In May 2020, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale of its corporate headquarters building located in Oklahoma City, OK. The building sale closed on August 31, 2020.

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, FASB ASC 360-10-45-9, the Company reclassified its corporate headquarters building net carrying amount from Other property, plant and equipment, net, to Assets held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2020. The Company also reclassified the liabilities associated with the corporate headquarters building from Accounts payable and accrued expenses to Liabilities held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2020. Further, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $38.0 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2020 to write down the net carrying amount of the office headquarters building assets to their estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell the building. No impairment charges were recorded for the corporate headquarters building assets in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019.

Prior to the sale of the corporate headquarters building, the carrying amount of the building was assessed for recoverability and impairment using undiscounted cash flow measures of the consolidated Company as prescribed under ASC 360-10-35, rather than fair value as prescribed under ASC 360-10-45-9.

6. Acquisitions and Disposal of Assets

On August 31, 2020, the Company closed on the previously announced sale of its corporate headquarters building located in Oklahoma City, OK, for net proceeds of approximately $35.4 million.

On September 10, 2020, the Company acquired all of the overriding royalty interests held by SandRidge Mississippian Royalty Trust II ("the Trust") for a net purchase price of $3.3 million, given our 37.6% ownership of the Trust. The Company accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition and allocated the purchase price of the acquisition plus the transactions costs to oil and gas properties.

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7. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$	21,398	$	29,423
Production payable	9,661		22,530
Payroll and benefits	3,956		7,021
Taxes payable	6,928		4,988
Drilling advances	477		514
Accrued interest	29		461
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	42,449	$	64,937

8. Debt

Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had a borrowing base of $75.0 million under its credit facility, with $12.0 million outstanding and $4.3 million in outstanding letters of credit, which reduces availability under the credit facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. This leaves $58.7 million available to be drawn under the credit facility. The next borrowing base redetermination is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2020. The credit facility matures on April 1, 2021.

The interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was determined by a pricing grid tied to borrowing base utilization of (a) LIBOR plus an applicable margin that varies from 2.00% to 3.00% per annum, or (b) the base rate plus an applicable margin that varies from 1.00% to 2.00% per annum. Interest on base rate borrowings is payable quarterly in arrears and interest on LIBOR borrowings is payable every one, two, three or six months, at the election of the Company. Quarterly, the Company pays commitment fees assessed at annual rates of 0.50% on any available portion of the credit facility. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, the weighted average interest rate paid for borrowings outstanding under the credit facility was approximately 2.9% and 3.2%, respectively.

The Company has the right to prepay loans under the credit facility at any time without a prepayment penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans.

The credit facility is secured by (i) first-priority mortgages on at least 85% of the PV-9 valuation of all proved reserves included in the most recently delivered reserve report of the Company, (ii) a first-priority perfected pledge of substantially all of the capital stock owned by each credit party and equity interests in the Royalty Trusts that are owned by a credit party and (iii) a first-priority perfected security interest in substantially all the cash, cash equivalents, deposits, securities and other similar accounts, and other tangible and intangible assets of the credit parties (including but not limited to as-extracted collateral, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, investment property, intellectual property, real property and the proceeds of the foregoing).

The credit facility includes events of default and certain customary affirmative and negative covenants. The Company must also continue to maintain certain financial covenants including (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio, measured as of the end of any fiscal quarter, of no greater than 3.50 to 1.00 and (ii) a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, measured as of the end of any fiscal quarter, of no less than 2.25 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants and had a consolidated total net leverage ratio of -0.01 and consolidated interest coverage ratio of 27.13.

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9. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings. As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2016, the Company and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Bankruptcy Court confirmed the joint plan of organization (the “Plan”) of the Debtors on September 9, 2016, and the Debtors subsequently emerged from bankruptcy on October 4, 2016.

Pursuant to the Plan, claims against the Company were discharged without recovery in each of the following consolidated cases (the “Cases”):

•In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 5:12-cv-01341-LRW, USDC, Western District of Oklahoma; and

•Ivan Nibur, Lawrence Ross, Jase Luna, Matthew Willenbucher, and the Duane & Virginia Lanier Trust v. SandRidge Mississippian Trust I, et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-00634-SLP, USDC, Western District of Oklahoma

The lead plaintiffs in both In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation and Lanier Trust assert claims on behalf of themselves and (i) in In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation, a class of all purchasers of SandRidge common stock from February 24, 2011 and November 8, 2012 under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and (ii) in Lanier Trust, a putative class of purchasers of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Mississippian Trust II common units between April 7, 2011 and November 8, 2012 under Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, both based on allegations that defendants, which include certain former officers of the Company and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I, made misrepresentations or omissions concerning various topics including the performance of wells operated by the Company in the Mississippian region.

Discovery in each of the Cases closed on June 19, 2019. Following a hearing on class certification in each of the Cases on September 6, 2019, the court granted class certification in In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation on September 30, 2019. The motion for class certification in Lanier Trust remains pending. On April 2, 2020, the individual defendants and SandRidge Mississippian Trust I filed motions for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of all claims asserted against them in the Lanier Trust matter. On the same date, the individual defendants filed motions for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of all claims asserted against them In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation. The motions remain pending.

In each of the Cases, lead plaintiffs seek to recover unspecified damages, interest, costs and expenses incurred in the litigation on behalf of themselves and class members. Although the claims against the Company in each Case have been discharged pursuant to the Plan, the Company remains a nominal defendant. The Company also owes indemnity obligations and/or the obligation to advance legal fees to certain former officers who remain as defendants in each action. The Company may also be contractually obligated to indemnify two former officers who are defendants and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I against losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation and attorney’s fees and expenses, which it is required to advance, arising out of the Cases. Such indemnification is not covered by insurance with respect to the Trust. As of October 2020, we have exhausted all remaining insurance coverage for the costs of indemnification and expect no further reimbursements.

In light of the status of the Cases, and the facts, circumstances and legal theories relating thereto, the Company is not able to determine the likelihood of an outcome in either case or provide an estimate of any reasonably possible loss or range of possible loss related thereto. However, considering the exhaustion of insurance coverage available to the Company, such losses, if incurred, could be material. The Company has not established any liabilities relating to the Cases and believes that the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend against the Cases in its capacity as a nominal defendant.

In addition to the matters described above, the Company is involved in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings, which are being handled and defended by the Company in the ordinary course of business.

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10. Income Taxes

For each interim reporting period, the Company estimates the effective tax rate expected for the full fiscal year and uses that estimated rate in providing for income taxes on a current year-to-date basis.

Deferred income taxes are provided to reflect the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company’s deferred tax assets have been reduced by a valuation allowance due to a determination that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred assets will not be realized based on the weight of all available evidence. The Company continues to closely monitor and weigh all available evidence, including both positive and negative, in making its determination whether to maintain a valuation allowance. As a result of the significant weight placed on the Company's cumulative negative earnings position, the Company continued to maintain a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2020. As a result, the Company had no federal or state income tax expense and recorded an insignificant income tax benefit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020. The benefit is related to previously sequestered alternative minimum tax (AMT) refund amounts released to the Company during the current quarter. The Company has no remaining AMT credits to be refunded. The Company had no federal or state income tax expense or benefit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019.

Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 382 addresses company ownership changes and specifically limits the utilization of certain deductions and other tax attributes on an annual basis following an ownership change. As a result of the Chapter 11 reorganization and related transactions, the Company experienced an ownership change within the meaning of IRC Section 382 during 2016 that subjected certain of the Company’s tax attributes, including net operating losses ("NOLs"), to an IRC Section 382 limitation. This limitation has not resulted in cash taxes for any period subsequent to the ownership change. Since the 2016 ownership change, the Company has generated additional NOLs and other tax attributes that are not currently subject to an IRC Section 382 limitation. The Company's ability to use NOLs and other tax attributes to reduce taxable income and income taxes could be materially impacted by a future IRC 382 ownership change. Future transactions involving the Company's stock, including those outside of the Company's control, could cause an IRC 382 ownership change resulting in a limitation on tax attributes currently not limited and a more restrictive limitation on tax attributes currently subject to the previous IRC 382 limitation. On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (defined below) to protect shareholder value against a possible limitation on the Company's ability to use its NOLs. See Note 15 for more information.

The Company’s only taxing jurisdiction is the United States (federal and state). The Company’s tax years 2016 to present remain open for federal examination. Additionally, tax years 2005 through 2015 remain subject to examination for determining the amount of remaining federal net operating loss and other carryforwards. The number of years open for state tax audits varies, depending on the state, but are generally from three to five years.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provides relief to corporate taxpayers by permitting a five year carryback of 2018-2020 NOLs, removing the 80% limitation on the carryback of those NOLs, increasing the Section 163(j) 30% limitation on interest expense deductibility to 50% of adjusted taxable income for 2019 and 2020, and accelerates refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards, along with a few other provisions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no material adjustments were made to provision amounts recorded as a result of the enactment of the CARES Act.

In July 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department released final and proposed regulations on IRC Section 163(j) which limits business interest expense deductions. These regulations apply to tax years beginning January 1, 2021. However, taxpayers may choose to apply these regulations to tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effect of these regulations on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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11. Equity

Common Stock, Performance Share Units, and Stock Options. At September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately 35.9 million shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding. Further, at September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately 0.1 million shares of unvested restricted stock awards, 1.4 million shares of unvested restricted stock units, 0.1 million unvested stock options, and 0.2 million unvested performance share units.

Warrants. The Company has issued approximately 4.7 million Series A warrants and 2.0 million Series B warrants that are exercisable until October 4, 2022 for one share of common stock per warrant at initial exercise prices of $41.34 and $42.03 per share, respectively, subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms of the warrants, to certain holders of general unsecured claims as defined in the Plan. The warrants contain customary anti-dilution adjustments in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, stock dividend or other distributions. 

The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan. On July 1, 2020, the Board declared a dividend distribution of one right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of Company common stock, par value $0.001 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2020. Each Right entitles its holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at an exercise price of $5.00 per Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the tax benefits preservation plan, dated as of July 1, 2020, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (and any successor rights agent, the “Rights Agent”).

The Company adopted the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan in order to protect shareholder value against a possible limitation on the Company’s ability to use its tax net operating losses (the “NOLs”) and certain other tax benefits to reduce potential future U.S. federal income tax obligations. The NOLs are a valuable asset to the Company, which may inure to the benefit of the Company and its stockholders. However, if the Company experiences an “ownership change,” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), its ability to fully utilize the NOLs and certain other tax benefits will be substantially limited and the timing of the usage of the NOLs and such other benefits could be substantially delayed, which could significantly impair the value of those assets. Generally, an “ownership change” occurs if the percentage of the Company’s stock owned by one or more of its “five-percent shareholders” (as such term is defined in Section 382 of the Code) increases by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock owned by such stockholder or stockholders at any time over a three-year period. The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan is intended to prevent against such an “ownership change” by deterring any person or group from acquiring beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the Company’s securities.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Rights become exercisable and trade separately from Common Stock only upon the “Distribution Time,” which occurs upon the earlier of:

•the close of business on the tenth (10th) day after the “Stock Acquisition Date,” which is (a) the first date of public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (with certain exceptions, an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired, or obtained the right or obligation to acquire, beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (with certain exceptions) or (b) such other date, as determined by the Board, on which a person or group has become an Acquiring Person, or

•the close of business on the tenth (10th) business day (or later date as may be determined by the Board prior to such time as any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer which, if consummated, would result in a person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.

Any existing stockholder or group that beneficially owns 4.9% or more of Common Stock has been grandfathered at its current ownership level, but the Rights will not be exercisable if, at any time after the announcement of the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, such stockholder or group increases its ownership of Common Stock by one share of Common Stock. Certain synthetic interests in securities created by derivative positions, whether or not such interests are considered to be ownership of the underlying Common Stock or are reportable for purposes of Regulation 13D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are treated as beneficial ownership of the number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to the economic exposure created by the derivative position, to the extent actual shares of Common Stock are directly or indirectly held by counterparties to the derivatives contracts.

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Until the earlier of the Distribution Time and the Expiration Time, the surrender for transfer of any shares of Common Stock will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with those shares. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Time, separate rights certificates will be mailed to holders of record of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Time. From and after the Distribution Time, the separate rights certificates alone will represent the Rights. Except as otherwise provided in the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, only shares of Common Stock issued prior to the Distribution Time will be issued with Rights. The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Time.

The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan will expire on the earliest of: (i) the close of business on the day following the certification of the voting results of the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or any prior special meeting of stockholders, if at such stockholder meeting a proposal to approve this Agreement has not been passed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company duly held prior to such meeting, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed pursuant to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, (iii) the time at which the Rights are exchanged pursuant to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, (iv) the closing of any merger or other acquisition transaction involving the Company pursuant to an agreement of the type described in Section 13(f) of the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, at which time, the Rights are terminated, (v) the time at which the Board determines that the NOLs are utilized in all material respects or that an ownership change under Section 382 would not adversely impact in any material respect the time period in which the Company could use the NOLs, or materially impair the amount of the NOLs that could be used by the Company in any particular time period, for applicable tax purposes and (vi) the Close of Business on July 1, 2023 (the earliest of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) being herein referred to as the “Expiration Time”).

In the event that any person or group (other than certain exempt persons) becomes an Acquiring Person (a “Flip-in Event”), each holder of a Right (other than any Acquiring Person and certain related parties, whose Rights automatically become null and void) will have the right to receive, upon exercise, shares of Common Stock having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right.

In the event that, at any time following the Stock Acquisition Date, any of the following occurs (each, a “Flip-over Event”):

•the Company consolidates with, or merges with and into, any other entity, and the Company is not the continuing or surviving entity

•any entity engages in a share exchange with or consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, and the Company is the continuing or surviving entity and, in connection with such share exchange, consolidation or merger, all or part of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other entity or cash or any other property; or

•the Company sells or otherwise transfers, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company’s assets, cash flow or earning power, each holder of a Right (except Rights which previously have been voided as described above) will have the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right.

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12. Revenues

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by source for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Oil	$	17,071	$	44,072	$	57,279	$	142,846
NGL	4,983		6,362		12,508		28,886
Natural gas	5,493		7,754		14,347		34,700
Other	129		181		526		561
Total revenues	$	27,676	$	58,369	$	84,660	$	206,993

Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues. A majority of the Company’s revenues come from sales of oil, natural gas and NGLs and are recorded at a point in time when control of the oil, natural gas and NGL production passes to the customer at the inlet of the processing plant or pipeline, or the delivery point for onloading to a delivery truck. As the Company’s customers obtain control of the production prior to selling it to other end customers, the Company presents its revenues on a net basis, rather than on a gross basis.

Pricing for the Company’s oil, natural gas and NGL contracts is variable and is based on either an index price, net of deductions, or a percentage of the sales price obtained by the customer, which is also based on index prices. The transaction price is allocated on a pro-rata basis to each unit of oil, natural gas or NGL sold based on the terms of the contract. Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues are also recorded net of royalties, discounts and allowances, and transportation costs, as applicable. Taxes assessed by governmental authorities on oil, natural gas and NGL sales are presented separately from revenues and are included in production, ad valorem, and other tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Revenues Receivable. The Company records an asset in accounts receivable, net on its consolidated balance sheet for revenues receivable from contracts with customers at the end of each period. Pricing for revenues receivable is estimated using current month crude oil, natural gas and NGL prices, net of deductions. Revenues receivable are typically collected the month after the Company delivers the related production to its customers. As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company had revenues receivable of $11.7 million and $22.3 million, respectively, and did not record any bad debt expense on revenues receivable during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

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13. Employee Termination Benefits

Certain employees received termination benefits including cash severance and accelerated share-based compensation upon separation of service from the Company as a result of a reduction in workforce in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The following tables presents a summary of employee termination benefits for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Cash		Share-Based Compensation (1)		Number of Shares	Total Employee Termination Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	1,005	$	1,784	159	$	2,789
Other Employee Termination Benefits	395		—		—	395
	$	1,400	$	1,784	159	$	3,184
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Other Employee Termination Benefits	—		—		—	—
	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	1,009	$	1,784	159	$	2,793
Other Employee Termination Benefits	5,598		40		4	5,638
	$	6,607	$	1,824	163	$	8,431
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	879	$	478	37	$	1,357
Other Employee Termination Benefits	2,608		500		44	3,108
	$	3,487	$	978	81	$	4,465

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(1)    Share-based compensation recognized in connection with the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards due to the reduction in workforce in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and reflects the remaining unrecognized compensation expense associated with these awards at the date of termination. The unrecognized compensation expense was calculated using the grant date fair value for restricted stock awards.

As of September 30, 2020 there were no longer any legacy employment contracts.

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14. Loss per Share

The following table summarizes the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted (loss) earnings per share:

	Net (Loss) Earnings		Weighted Average Shares	(Loss) Earnings Per Share
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Basic loss per share	$	(48,749)	35,783	$	(1.36)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(48,749)	35,783	$	(1.36)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Basic loss per share	$	(181,602)	35,491	$	(5.12)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted earnings per share	$	(181,602)	35,491	$	(5.12)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Basic loss per share	$	(277,198)	35,649	$	(7.78)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(277,198)	35,649	$	(7.78)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Basic loss per share	$	(200,163)	35,390	$	(5.66)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(200,163)	35,390	$	(5.66)

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(1)    No incremental shares of potentially dilutive restricted stock awards, performance share units, warrants or stock options were included for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as their effect was antidilutive under the treasury stock method.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

15. Subsequent Events

Royalty Trust Right of First Refusal

The Company is a party to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (the “SDT Trust”), dated April 12, 2011, by and among the Company, the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., and the Corporation Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement”). Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Company has a right of first refusal with respect to any sale of assets of the SDT Trust to a third party following the occurrence of certain events (a “Triggering Event”). On October 23, 2020, the SDT Trust announced the Trust will be required to dissolve and commence winding up beginning as of the close of business on November 13, 2020.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the 2019 Form 10-K. Our discussion and analysis includes the following subjects:

•Overview;

•Consolidated Results of Operations;

•Liquidity and Capital Resources; and

•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The financial information with respect to the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019, discussed below, is unaudited. In the opinion of management, this information contains all adjustments, which consist only of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary to state fairly the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full fiscal year.

Overview

We are an oil and natural gas company with a principal focus on the acquisition, development and production of hydrocarbon resources in the United States.

Given current economic conditions, we have reduced our capital expenditures budget for 2020 to $4.6 million, which is exclusively comprised of capital workovers. We did not drill or complete any wells during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and do not expect to drill or complete any wells during 2020. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, we drilled nine and 21 gross wells and 13.5 net wells. 11 of the gross wells drilled in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 were located in the Mid-Continent. The remaining 10 gross wells drilled in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019 were located in the North Park Basin.

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The chart below shows production by product for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

Recent Events

•SandRidge Mississippian Trust I: We are party to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (the “SDT Trust”), dated April 12, 2011, by and among the Company, the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., and the Corporation Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement”). Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, we have a right of first refusal with respect to any sale of assets of the SDT Trust to a third party following the occurrence of certain events (a “Triggering Event”). On October 23, 2020, the SDT Trust announced the Trust will be required to dissolve and commence winding up beginning as of the close of business on November 13, 2020.

•On September 10, 2020, the Company closed on the acquisition of the overriding royalty interest of SandRidge Mississippian Trust II for a gross purchase price of $5.25 million (net purchase price of $3.28 million, given the Company's 37.6% ownership of the Trust).

•On August 31, 2020, SandRidge Realty, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, closed on the previously announced sale of the Company's 30-story office tower and annex with parking and ancillary uses located at 123 Robert S. Kerr, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, for net proceeds of approximately $35.4 million.

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•Effective July 29, 2020, the Board, upon recommendation of the Board's Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Mr. Carl F. Giesler, Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Giesler's initial term as a member of the Board will end at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021. Mr. Giesler was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 6, 2020. Mr. Giesler most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Jones Energy, Inc. from July 20, 2018 until January of 2020. Jones Energy, Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code on April 14, 2019. Mr. Giesler previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Glacier Oil & Gas Corp (“Glacier”) and its predecessor companies since September 2014. Immediately prior to joining Glacier, Mr. Giesler served as a Managing Director with Harbinger Group Inc. where he led its oil & gas investment efforts since October 2011. Prior to joining Harbinger Group Inc., Mr. Giesler served in various oil & gas principal investing, financial and other roles with Harbinger Capital Partners, AIG FP, Morgan Stanley and Bain & Company. In addition to serving as a Director of Glacier and its predecessor companies, Mr. Giesler has also served on the boards of Compass Production Partners, LP (private) and North American Energy Partners, Inc. (public). Mr. Giesler received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

•On July 1, 2020, the Board declared a dividend distribution of one right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of Company common stock, par value $0.001 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2020. Each Right entitles its holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at an exercise price of $5.00 per Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the tax benefits preservation plan, dated as of July 1, 2020, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (and any successor rights agent, the “Rights Agent”).

•Effective July 1, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Salah Gamoudi as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Gamoudi, age 34, most recently served as the Company’s Vice President of Accounting and Finance beginning April 27, 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gamoudi served as a Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Jones Energy, Inc. from October 2018 to April 2020. Jones Energy, Inc. filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on April 14, 2019. Immediately before serving as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Jones Energy, Inc., Mr. Gamoudi served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Remora Petroleum, L.P. from 2017 to 2018. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Corporate Controller of Glacier Oil & Gas and its predecessor entity. From 2013 to 2015, he served as SOX and Internal Audit Manager of LRR Energy, L.P. and Lime Rock Resources. Prior to that, he served as an auditor for Deloitte and for Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Gamoudi has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Portland State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Outlook

The COVID-19 pandemic and other pricing volatility caused by the announcement of production increases by Saudi Arabia-led OPEC and Russia caused a steep decline in oil prices in March 2020, which further decreased to historic lows in April 2020. Although we cannot reasonably estimate what the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other market volatility will have on our business, we expect it will have a material, adverse impact on near-term future revenues and overall profitability. As a result, we have withdrawn our guidance from February 2020 and reduced our 2020 capital expenditures budget from $25.9 million to $4.6 million. Additionally, we have implemented several additional initiatives to maximize free cash flow, reduce our debt level, maximize our liquidity position and, ultimately realize greater shareholder value. These initiatives included personnel and non-personnel cost reductions, the sale of the company headquarters, and entering into additional commodity derivative contracts for natural gas during the remainder of calendar year 2020 and in year 2021.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

The majority of our consolidated revenues and cash flow are generated from the production and sale of oil, natural gas and NGLs. Our revenues, profitability and future growth depend substantially on prices received for our production, the quantity of oil, natural gas and NGLs we produce, our ability to find and economically develop and produce our reserves, and changes in the fair value of our commodity derivative contracts. Prices for oil, natural gas and NGLs fluctuate widely and are difficult to predict.

To provide information on the general trend in pricing, the average NYMEX prices for oil and natural gas during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 are shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
NYMEX Oil (per Bbl)	$	40.92	$	56.44	$	38.22	$	57.10
NYMEX Natural gas (per MMBtu)	$	2.12	$	2.33	$	1.92	$	2.56

To reduce our exposure to price fluctuations, from time to time we enter into commodity derivative contracts for a portion of our anticipated future oil and natural gas production depending on the Company's view of opportunities under then-prevailing market conditions as discussed in “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.” Reducing our exposure to price volatility helps mitigate the risk that we will not have adequate funds available for our capital expenditure and other programs. During periods where the strike prices for our commodity derivative contracts are below market prices at the time of settlement, we may not fully benefit from increases in the market price of oil and natural gas. Conversely, during periods of declining oil and natural gas market prices, our commodity derivative contracts may partially offset declining revenues and cash flow to the extent strike prices for our contracts are above market prices at the time of settlement.

Revenues

Consolidated revenues for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 are presented in the table below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Oil	$	17,071	$	44,072	$	57,279	$	142,846
NGL	4,983		6,362		12,508		28,886
Natural gas	5,493		7,754		14,347		34,700
Other	129		181		526		561
Total revenues	$	27,676	$	58,369	$	84,660	$	206,993

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Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Production and Pricing

The Company's production and pricing information for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 is shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Production data
Oil (MBbls)	454		835		1,656		2,668
NGL (MBbls)	646		629		2,096		2,335
Natural gas (MMcf)	5,686		8,318		18,078		25,414
Total volumes (MBoe)	2,048		2,850		6,765		9,239
Average daily total volumes (MBoe/d)	22.3		31.0		24.7		33.8
Average prices—as reported(1)
Oil (per Bbl)	$	37.60	$	52.78	$	34.59	$	53.54
NGL (per Bbl)	$	7.71	$	10.11	$	5.97	$	12.37
Natural gas (per Mcf)	$	0.97	$	0.93	$	0.79	$	1.37
Total (per Boe)	$	13.45	$	20.42	$	12.44	$	22.34
Average prices—including impact of derivative contract settlements
Oil (per Bbl)	$	37.60	$	53.53	$	40.59	$	53.77
NGL (per Bbl)	$	7.71	$	10.11	$	5.97	$	12.37
Natural gas (per Mcf)	$	1.07	$	0.93	$	0.86	$	1.57
Total (per Boe)	$	13.76	$	20.64	$	14.09	$	22.96

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1.Prices represent actual average sales prices for the periods presented and do not include effects of derivatives.

The table below presents production by area of operation for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	Production (MBoe)	% of Total		Production (MBoe)	% of Total		Production (MBoe)	% of Total		Production (MBoe)	% of Total
Mississippian Lime	1,719	83.9	%	2,213	77.7	%	5,566	82.3	%	7,331	79.3	%
NW STACK	126	6.2	%	274	9.6	%	447	6.6	%	820	8.9	%
North Park Basin	203	9.9	%	363	12.7	%	752	11.1	%	1,088	11.8	%
Total	2,048	100.0	%	2,850	100.0	%	6,765	100.0	%	9,239	100.0	%

Variances in oil, natural gas and NGL revenues attributable to changes in the average prices received for our production and total production volumes sold for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 are shown in the table below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
2019 oil, natural gas and NGL revenues	$	58,188	$	206,432
Change due to production volumes	$	(10,796)	$	(30,768)
Change due to average prices	$	(19,845)	$	(91,530)
2020 oil, natural gas and NGL revenues	$	27,547	$	84,134

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Revenues from oil, natural gas and NGL sales decreased $30.7 million, or 52.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Revenues from oil, natural gas and NGL sales decreased $122.3 million or 59.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The average prices for oil, natural gas and NGL's declined significantly during both periods, due largely to an increase in anticipated global supplies of these commodities after a pledged increase in oil production from Saudi Arabia-led OPEC, and the reduction in demand stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in Part II of this Quarterly Report for additional discussion of the potential impact these events may have on our future revenues.

The decline in production between the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as well as the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 largely resulted from the absence of newly drilled wells in 2020 and natural production declines in our existing producing wells in the Mississippian Lime, and to a lesser extent, the NW STACK and North Park Basin.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):    

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Lease operating expenses	$	8,069		$	23,866		$	32,409		$	71,721
Production, ad valorem, and other taxes	2,333			4,346			7,386			15,303
Depreciation and depletion—oil and natural gas	7,525			38,871			45,728			114,755
Depreciation and amortization—other	1,698			2,981			6,071			8,910
Total operating expenses	$	19,625		$	70,064		$	91,594		$	210,689
Lease operating expenses ($/Boe)	$	3.94		$	8.37		$	4.79		$	7.76
Production, ad valorem, and other taxes ($/Boe)	$	1.14		$	1.52		$	1.09		$	1.66
Depreciation and depletion—oil and natural gas ($/Boe)	$	3.67		$	13.64		$	6.76		$	12.42
Production, ad valorem, and other taxes (% of oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue)	8.5		%	7.5		%	8.8		%	7.4		%

Lease operating expenses decreased by $15.8 million or $4.43/Boe for the three months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. Lease operating expenses decreased by $39.3 million or $2.97/Boe for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. These decreases primarily resulted from field personnel reductions in force, in addition to the shut-in of wells that had become uneconomic due to natural production declines and deteriorating pricing in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020.

Production, ad valorem, and other taxes have continued to decrease primarily due to declining production and revenues as discussed above. Further, they have increased as a percentage of oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to comparable periods in 2019, primarily due to ad valorem taxes remaining consistent throughout 2020 while revenues have declined during 2020.

The average depreciation and depletion rate for our oil and natural gas properties for the three months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $9.96/Boe from the three months ended September 30, 2019. The average depreciation and depletion rate for our oil and natural gas properties for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased by $5.66/Boe from the nine months ended September 30, 2019. These decreases were primarily due to the full cost ceiling test impairments recorded in the third and fourth quarters of 2019, as well as the first and second quarters of 2020.

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Impairment

In the three-month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a total impairment charge of $44.0 million, relating to a full cost ceiling limitation impairment charge.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a total impairment charge of $253.8 million, which included a full cost ceiling limitation impairment charge of $215.8 million, and an impairment charge of $38.0 million to write down the value of the Company's office headquarters, classified as assets held for sale, to its estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell the building.

The ceiling limitation impairment charges recorded in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 resulted from various factors including a decrease in the trailing twelve-month weighted average natural gas price in 2020. No impairment charges were recorded in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019.

Calculation of the full cost ceiling test is based on, among other factors, average prices for the trailing twelve-month period determined by reference to the first-day-of-the-month index prices (“SEC prices”) as adjusted for price differentials and other contractual arrangements. The SEC prices utilized in the calculation of proved reserves included in the full cost ceiling test at September 30, 2020 were $43.40 per barrel of oil and $1.97 per Mcf of natural gas, before price differential adjustments.

Based on the SEC prices over the eleven months ended October 13, 2020, as well as the short-term pricing outlook for the remainder of the fourth quarter 2020, we anticipate the SEC prices utilized in the September 30, 2020 full cost ceiling test may be $39.54 per barrel of oil and $2.01 per Mcf of natural gas, (the "estimated fourth quarter prices"). Applying these estimated fourth quarter prices, and holding all other inputs constant to those used in the calculation of our September 30, 2020 ceiling test, we expect to incur an additional impairment charge of approximately $22.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Any actual full cost ceiling limitation impairment recognized in future quarters may fluctuate significantly from projected amounts based on the outcome of numerous other factors such as additional declines in the actual trailing twelve-month SEC prices, changes in estimated future development costs and operating expenses, and other adjustments to our levels of proved reserves. Any such ceiling test impairments in 2020 could be material to our net earnings.

Full cost pool impairments have no impact to our cash flow or liquidity.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
General and administrative	$	2,493	$	6,238	$	12,290	$	26,261
Restructuring expenses	1,199		—		1,643		—
Employee termination benefits	3,184		—		8,431		4,465
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	5,299		(1,756)		(7,168)		(1,547)
Other operating expense	(116)		23		269		142
Total other operating expenses	$	12,059	$	4,505	$	15,465	$	29,321

General and administrative expenses decreased by $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. General and administrative expenses decreased by $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. These decreases resulted primarily from a reduction in compensation related costs after completing reductions in force during the second quarter of 2019 and the first three quarters of 2020. Part of the decrease is also due to reductions in professional costs such as legal expenses, audit fees and consulting services.

Restructuring expenses represent fees and costs associated with our outsourcing and relocation of certain corporate specific functions that are of a non-recurring nature.

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Employee termination benefits for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 include cash and share-based severance costs incurred for the reduction in force in the relevant periods. See “Note 12 - Employee Termination Benefits” in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of these expenses.

The following table summarizes derivative activity for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative contracts	$	(5,299)	$	1,756	$	7,168	$	1,547
Cash received on settlements	$	619	$	622	$	11,197	$	5,700

Our derivative contracts are not designated as accounting hedges and, as a result, changes in their fair values are recorded each quarter as a component of operating expenses. Internally, management views the settlement of commodity derivative contracts at contractual maturity as adjustments to the price received for oil and natural gas production to determine “effective prices.” In general, cash is received on settlement of contracts due to lower oil and natural gas prices at the time of settlement compared to the contract price for our commodity derivative contracts, and cash is paid on settlement of contracts due to higher oil and natural gas prices at the time of settlement compared to the contract price for our commodity derivative contracts. See further discussion of derivative contracts in “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” included in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Other Income (Expense)

The Company’s other income (expense) for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 are presented in the table below (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net	$	(569)	$	(722)	$	(1,653)	$	(2,009)
Other income (expense), net	(129)		827		5		370
Total other expense	$	(698)	$	105	$	(1,648)	$	(1,639)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash, of $11.2 million. Additionally, we had $12.0 million outstanding under our $75.0 million credit facility which matures on April 1, 2021, and $4.3 million in outstanding letters of credit, which reduce the amount available under the credit facility on a dollar-for dollar basis. This leaves an additional $58.7 million available to be borrowed under the credit facility. Amounts outstanding under the credit facility after April 1, 2020 are classified as short-term borrowings under GAAP. We are actively working to refinance the outstanding borrowings under our credit facility.

As discussed in “— Recent Events” and “— Outlook” above, we have undertaken several initiatives in the second and third quarter of 2020 which we believe have the potential to positively impact our ability to repay our outstanding credit facility borrowings at or before maturity. These initiatives are also expected to maximize free cash flow, maximize our liquidity position and, ultimately realize greater shareholder value to address the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and commodity price volatility on our financial position and future liquidity. These initiatives included personnel and non-personnel cost reductions, the sale of our corporate headquarters, and entering into commodity derivative contracts for natural gas to reduce our exposure to near term commodity price volatility. As a result of implementing these initiatives we were able to alleviate prior conditions that gave rise to substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We are unable to project the full impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our financial position and results of operations at this time, but these measures, along with amounts available to be drawn on our credit facility, cash on hand, and other cash flows from operations are expected to provide ample liquidity for the next 12 months.

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Working Capital and Sources and Uses of Cash

Our principal sources of liquidity for the next year include cash flows from operations, cash on hand and amounts available under our credit facility. As discussed in “— Outlook” above to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in Part II of this Quarterly Report, we expect the COVID-19 pandemic and other market volatility factors including production decisions made by OPEC and its affiliate countries to have a material, adverse impact on future revenue growth and overall profitability for the foreseeable future.

We had a working capital deficit of $50.4 million at September 30, 2020, as compared to a deficit of $49.8 million at December 31, 2019. The change was largely due to the negative impact on working capital resulting from the reclassification of our credit facility from long-term debt to current maturities of long-term debt. Further, working capital was negatively impacted by a decrease in accounts receivable for oil and gas sales as revenues continue to decline, and was positively impacted by an increase in cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2020 as a result of proceeds from asset sales and cash from operations. Management is pursuing an agreement to refinance the outstanding borrowings under the credit facility.

Cash Flows

Our cash flows from operations, which impact our ability to fund our capital expenditures, are substantially dependent on current and future prices for oil and natural gas, which historically have been, and may continue to be, volatile. Cash flows from operations are also affected by timing of cash receipts and disbursements and changes in other working capital assets and liabilities.

Our cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 are presented in the following table and discussed below (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$	27,356	$	95,529
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	25,857		(169,140)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	(46,540)		59,694
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	6,673	$	(13,917)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

The $68.2 million decrease in cash flows from operating activities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, is primarily due to the significant decline in revenues, which was partially offset by reductions in general and administrative costs and lease operating expenses as well as the other changes in working capital discussed previously.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Our cash flows used in investing activities during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 primarily reflects $35.4 million net cash proceeds from the sale of the corporate office building offset by cash payments made for capital expenditures accrued at December 31, 2019 (as shown in the table below) coupled with the acquisition of overriding royalty interests for $3.3 million. See Note 6 ("Acquisitions and Disposal of Assets") for more information. The Company As previously discussed, we have significantly reduced our 2020 capital expenditures program due to current commodity price and demand volatility.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, cash flows used in investing activities primarily consisted of proceeds from the sale of assets offset by payments for the acquisition of assets and capital expenditures for drilling and completion activities.

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Capital expenditures for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Capital Expenditures
Drilling, completion and capital workovers	$	3,306	$	145,715
Leasehold and geophysical	896		3,319
Other - corporate	—		245
Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions (on an accrual basis)	4,202		149,279
Acquisitions	3,276		(236)
Capital expenditures, including acquisitions	7,478		149,043
Change in capital accruals(1)	3,908		21,444
Total cash paid for capital expenditures	$	11,386	$	170,487

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1.Reflects cash paid or adjustments to accruals during the period presented for expenditures related to prior period capital expenditures.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 consisted primarily of net borrowings under the credit facility.

Indebtedness

See “— Recent Events,” “Note 7 - Debt” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of our credit facility's terms and covenant restrictions.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At September 30, 2020, our contractual obligations included asset retirement obligations, long-term debt obligations and leases and other individually insignificant obligations. Additionally, we have certain financial instruments representing potential commitments that were incurred in the normal course of business to support our operations, including standby letters of credit and surety bonds. The underlying liabilities insured by these instruments are reflected in our balance sheets, where applicable. Therefore, no additional liability is reflected for the letters of credit and surety bonds.

Our credit facility outstanding balance decreased by $45.5 million, from $57.5 million at December 31, 2019 to $12.0 million at September 30, 2020, due to repayments of a portion of the borrowings previously drawn, which matures in April 2021. There were no other significant changes in total contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements from those reported in the 2019 Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2019 Form 10-K. For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, newly adopted and recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted, see “Note 1 - Basis of Presentation” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. We did not have any material changes in critical accounting policies, estimates, judgments and assumptions during the first nine months of 2020.

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

General

This discussion provides information about the financial instruments we use to manage commodity prices. All contracts are settled in cash and do not require the actual delivery of a commodity at settlement. Additionally, our exposure to credit risk and interest rate risk is also discussed.

Commodity Price Risk. Our most significant market risk relates to the prices we receive for our oil, natural gas and NGLs. Due to the historical price volatility of these commodities, from time to time, depending upon our view of opportunities under the then-prevailing current market conditions, we enter into commodity price derivative contracts for a portion of our anticipated production volumes for the purpose of reducing variability of oil and natural gas prices we receive. Our credit facility limits our ability to enter into derivative transactions to 90% of expected production volumes from estimated proved reserves over the period covered by the transactions.

Historically, we have used a variety of commodity-based derivative contracts, including fixed price swaps, basis swaps and collars. At September 30, 2020, the Company's open derivative contracts consisted of natural gas commodity derivative contracts under which we will receive a fixed price for the contract and pay a floating market price to the counterparty over a specified period for a contracted volume. These commodity derivative contracts consisted of the following:

	Notional (MMBtu)	Weighted Average Fixed Price per Unit
Natural Gas Price Swaps: October 2020	1,240,000	$	2.14
Natural Gas Price Swaps: November 2020 - December 2020	2,135,000	$	2.54
Natural Gas Price Swaps: January 2021 - December 2021	10,950,000	$	2.61

Because we have not designated any of our derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes, changes in the fair value of our derivative contracts are recognized as gains and losses in current period earnings. As a result, our current period earnings may be significantly affected by changes in the fair value of our commodity derivative contracts. Changes in fair value are principally measured based on a comparison of future prices to the contract price at the period-end.

The following table summarizes derivative activity for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Gain (loss) on commodity derivative contracts	$	(5,299)	$	1,756	$	7,168	$	1,547
Cash received on settlements	$	619	$	622	$	11,197	$	5,700

See “Note 3 - Derivatives” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for additional information regarding our commodity derivatives.

Credit Risk. We are exposed to credit risk related to counterparties to our derivative financial contracts. All of our derivative transactions have been carried out in the over-the-counter market. The use of derivative transactions in over-the-counter markets involves the risk that the counterparties may be unable to meet the financial terms of the transactions. The counterparties for all of our derivative transactions have had an “investment grade” credit rating. We monitor the credit ratings of our derivative counterparties and consider our counterparties’ credit default risk ratings in determining the fair value of our derivative contracts. Our derivative contracts are with multiple counterparties to minimize exposure to any individual counterparty.

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We do not require collateral or other security from counterparties to support derivative instruments. We have master netting agreements with each of our derivative contract counterparties, which allow us to net our derivative assets and liabilities by commodity type with the same counterparty. This limits our maximum amount of loss under derivative transactions due to our ability to net the amounts due from the counterparties under any outstanding commodity derivative contracts. Our loss is further limited as any amounts due from a defaulting counterparty that is also a lender under the credit facility can be offset against amounts owed, if any, to such counterparty. As of September 30, 2020, the counterparties to our open commodity derivative contracts consisted of three financial institutions, all of which are also lenders under our credit facility. As a result, we are not required to post additional collateral under our commodity derivative contracts.

We are also exposed to credit risk related to the collection of receivables from our joint interest partners for their proportionate share of expenditures made on projects we operate. As discussed in “Note 1 - Basis of Presentation” to the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, we adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020, and recorded an immaterial adjustment to our joint interest receivables for estimated credit losses on our joint interest receivables.

Interest Rate Risk. We are exposed to interest rate risk on our credit facility. This variable interest rate on our credit facility fluctuates and exposes us to short-term changes in market interest rates as our interest obligation on this instrument is based on prevailing market interest rates, primarily LIBOR and the federal funds rate. We had $12.0 million in outstanding variable rate debt as of September 30, 2020.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, the Company performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2020, to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and such information is accumulated and communicated to management, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. Other Information

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2016, the Debtors filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Plan on September 9, 2016, and the Debtors subsequently emerged from bankruptcy on October 4, 2016.

Pursuant to the Plan, claims against the Company were discharged without recovery in each of the following consolidated Cases:

•In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 5:12-cv-01341-LRW, USDC, Western District of Oklahoma; and

•Ivan Nibur, Lawrence Ross, Jase Luna, Matthew Willenbucher, and the Duane & Virginia Lanier Trust v. SandRidge Mississippian Trust I, et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-00634-SLP, USDC, Western District of Oklahoma

The lead plaintiffs in both In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation and Lanier Trust assert claims on behalf of themselves and (i) in In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation, a class of all purchasers of SandRidge common stock from February 24, 2011 and November 8, 2012 under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and (ii) in Lanier Trust, a putative class of purchasers of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Mississippian Trust II common units between April 7, 2011 and November 8, 2012 under Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, both based on allegations that defendants, which include certain former officers of the Company and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I, made misrepresentations or omissions concerning various topics including the performance of wells operated by the Company in the Mississippian region.

Discovery in each of the Cases closed on June 19, 2019. Following a hearing on class certification in each of the Cases on September 6, 2019, the court granted class certification in In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation on September 30, 2019. The motion for class certification in Lanier Trust remains pending. On April 2, 2020, the individual defendants and SandRidge Mississippian Trust I filed motions for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of all claims asserted against them in the Lanier Trust matter. On the same date, the individual defendants filed motions for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of all claims asserted against them In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation. The motions remain pending.

In each of the Cases, lead plaintiffs seek to recover unspecified damages, interest, costs and expenses incurred in the litigation on behalf of themselves and class members. Although the claims against the Company in each Case have been discharged pursuant to the Plan, the Company remains a nominal defendant. The Company also owes indemnity obligations and/or the obligation to advance legal fees to certain former officers who remain as defendants in each action. The Company may also be contractually obligated to indemnify two former officers who are defendants and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I against losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation and attorney’s fees and expenses, which it is required to advance, arising out of the Cases. Such indemnification is not covered by insurance with respect to the Trust. As of October 2020, we have exhausted all remaining insurance coverage for the costs of indemnification and expect no further reimbursements.

In light of the status of the Cases, and the facts, circumstances and legal theories relating thereto, the Company is not able to determine the likelihood of an outcome in either case or provide an estimate of any reasonably possible loss or range of possible loss related thereto. However, considering the exhaustion of insurance coverage available to the Company, such losses, if incurred, could be material. The Company has not established any liabilities relating to the Cases and believes that the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend against the Cases in its capacity as a nominal defendant.

In addition to the matters described above, the Company is involved in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings, which are being handled and defended by the Company in the ordinary course of business.

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ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

Other than the risk factors below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously discussed in Item 1A—Risk Factors in the Company's 2019 Form 10-K.

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our business, and the ultimate effect on our operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and created significant volatility in the financial markets. In addition, the pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions, business closures and the institution of quarantining and other restrictions on movement in many communities. As a result, there has been a significant reduction in demand for and prices of crude oil, natural gas and NGL. If the reduced demand for and prices of crude oil, natural gas and NGL continue for a prolonged period, our operations, financial condition, cash flows, level of expenditures and the quantity of estimated proved reserves that may be attributed to our properties may be materially and adversely affected. Our operations also may be adversely affected if significant portions of our workforce are unable to work effectively, including because of illness, quarantines, government actions, or other restrictions in connection with the pandemic. We have implemented workplace restrictions, including guidance for our employees to work remotely if necessary, in our offices and work sites for health and safety reasons and are continuing to monitor national, state and local government directives where we have operations and/or offices. Further, our business plan, including our financing and liquidity plan, includes, among other things, planned divestitures. If general economic conditions or conditions in the energy industry continue to deteriorate or remain uncertain for an extended period of time, we may not be able to complete these transactions on favorable terms, in a timely manner or at all. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, results of operations, and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table presents a summary of share repurchases made by the Company during the three-month period ended September 30, 2020.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (in Millions)
July 1, 2020 - July 31, 2020	49,984	$	1.25	N/A	N/A
August 1, 2020 - August 31, 2020	—	$	—	N/A	N/A
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020	—	$	—	N/A	N/A
Total	49,984			—

___________________

(1)    Includes shares of common stock tendered by employees in order to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon vesting of their stock awards. Shares withheld are initially recorded as treasury shares, then immediately retired.

ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

ITEM 5. Other Information

None.

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description	Form	SEC File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date	Filed Herewith
2.1	Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of SandRidge Energy, Inc., et al., dated September 19, 2016	8-A	001-33784	2.1	10/4/2016
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc.	8-A	001-33784	3.1	10/4/2016
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc.	8-A	001-33784	3.2	10/4/2016
4.1	Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Sandridge Energy, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC	8-A	001-33784	3.1	7/2/2020
10.4	Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 15, 2020, by and between Robinson Park, LLC and SandRidge Realty LLC	8-K	001-33784	10.1	5/19/2020
10.5	Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated July 1, 2020, between SandRidge Energy, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC	8-K	001-33784	4.1	7/2/2020
31.1	Section 302 Certification—Chief Executive Officer					*
31.2	Section 302 Certification—Chief Financial Officer					*
32.1	Section 906 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer					*
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.					*
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document					*
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document					*
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document					*
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document					*
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document					*
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)					*

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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.
Date: November 5, 2020	By:	/s/    Salah Gamoudi
		Salah Gamoudi Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 7241)

I, Carl F. Giesler, Jr., certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SandRidge Energy, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Carl F. Giesler, Jr.

Carl F. Giesler, Jr.

 President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 5, 2020

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 7241)

I, Salah Gamoudi, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SandRidge Energy, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Salah Gamoudi

Salah Gamoudi

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: November 5, 2020

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officers of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Carl F. Giesler, Jr.

Carl F. Giesler, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

November 5, 2020

/s/ Salah Gamoudi

Salah Gamoudi

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

November 5, 2020

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Stock-based compensation	2,170			2,170
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(205)			(205)
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations (in shares)		(75,000)
Net loss	(13,284)				(13,284)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		35,762,000	6,605,000
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019	832,141	$ 36	$ 88,518	1,058,200	(314,613)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock-based compensation	862			862
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(157)			(157)
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations (in shares)		(32,000)
Net loss	(181,602)				(181,602)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		35,730,000	6,605,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 651,244	$ 36	$ 88,518	1,058,905	(496,215)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	35,772,000	35,772,000	6,659,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 402,452	$ 36	$ 88,520	1,059,253	(745,357)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock-based compensation	185			185
Issuance of common stock for general unsecured claims (in shares)		38,000
Issuance of warrants for general unsecured claims (in shares)			47,000
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(1)			(1)
Net loss	(12,670)				(12,670)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		35,810,000	6,706,000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 389,966	$ 36	$ 88,520	1,059,437	(758,027)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	35,772,000	35,772,000	6,659,000
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 402,452	$ 36	$ 88,520	1,059,253	(745,357)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net loss	$ (277,198)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020	35,906,000	35,906,000	6,706,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 127,962	$ 36	$ 88,520	1,061,961	(1,022,555)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		35,810,000	6,706,000
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2020	389,966	$ 36	$ 88,520	1,059,437	(758,027)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock-based compensation	583			583
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(1)			(1)
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations (in shares)		(55,000)
Net loss	(215,779)				(215,779)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		35,865,000	6,706,000
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2020	174,769	$ 36	$ 88,520	1,060,019	(973,806)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock-based compensation	2,004			2,004
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(62)			(62)
Issuance of stock awards, net of cancellations (in shares)		(41,000)
Net loss	$ (48,749)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020	35,906,000	35,906,000	6,706,000
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 127,962	$ 36	$ 88,520	$ 1,061,961	$ (1,022,555)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss	$ (277,198)	$ (200,163)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
Provision for doubtful accounts	469	(90)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	51,799	123,665
Impairment	253,797	165,507
Debt issuance costs amortization	477	398
Write off of debt issuance costs	0	142
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	(7,168)	(1,547)
Cash received on settlement of derivative contracts	11,197	5,700
Loss (gains) on sale of assets	(100)	0
Stock-based compensation	2,753	3,930
Other	114	(119)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(8,784)	(1,894)
Net cash provided by operating activities	27,356	95,529
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(8,110)	(170,723)
Acquisition of assets	(3,276)
Acquisition of assets		236
Proceeds from sale of assets	37,243	1,347
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	25,857	(169,140)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings	39,000	170,096
Repayments of borrowings	(84,500)	(108,096)
Reduction of financing lease liability	(977)	(1,034)
Debt issuance costs	0	(910)
Cash paid for tax withholdings on vested stock awards	(63)	(362)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(46,540)	59,694
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH	6,673	(13,917)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of year	5,968	19,645
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	12,641	5,728
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	(1,271)	(1,446)
Cash received for income taxes	616	0
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Purchase of PP&E in accounts payable	683	12,790
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for financing lease obligations	67	3,237
Carrying value of properties exchanged	$ 3,890	$ 5,384

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business. SandRidge Energy, Inc. is an oil and natural gas acquisition, development and production company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a principal focus on developing and producing hydrocarbon resources in the United States.

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned or majority owned subsidiaries, including its proportionate share of the Royalty Trusts. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Interim Financial Statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes contained in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, the financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary to fairly state the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.     

Significant Accounting Policies. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting policies stated in the 2019 Form 10-K as well as the items noted below.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

The more significant areas requiring the use of assumptions, judgments and estimates include: oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) reserves; impairment tests of long-lived assets; the carrying value of unproved oil and natural gas properties and other property, plant and equipment; depreciation, depletion and amortization; asset retirement obligations; determinations of significant alterations to the full cost pool and related estimates of fair value used to allocate the full cost pool net book value to divested properties, as necessary; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; income taxes; valuation of derivative instruments; contingencies; and accrued revenue and related receivables. Although management believes the estimates used in the areas noted above are reasonable, actual results could differ significantly.

Going Concern Consideration. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company previously disclosed circumstances that gave rise to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Those conditions were resolved as a result of the Company executing previously disclosed initiatives. These initiatives include reducing our 2020 capital expenditures, personnel and non-personnel cost reductions and the sale of the company headquarters for net proceeds of $35.4 million.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") 2016-13 - In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments —Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard replaced the previously required incurred loss approach with an expected loss model for instruments measured at amortized cost. The company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2020 using a modified retrospective approach; however, the impact was not material upon adoption.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted. ASU 2020-04 - In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), to facilitate the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. This ASU provides optional practical expedients and exceptions for applying US GAAP provisions to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR, or other reference rates expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The provisions of this ASU do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging transactions entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an

entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are effective, for all entities, as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently reviewing the potential impact of the upcoming LIBOR reference rate change on its current contracts and hedging relationships and will determine the applicable provisions of ASU 2020-04.

ASU 2019-12 - In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which simplifies various aspects of accounting for income taxes, including requirements related to hybrid tax regimes, the tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not a business combination, separate financial statements of entities not subject to tax, the intraperiod tax allocation exception to the incremental approach, ownership changes in investments, interim-period accounting for enacted changes in tax laws, and year-to-date loss limitation in interim-period tax accounting. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and reports certain assets and liabilities on a fair value basis and has classified and disclosed its fair value measurements using the levels of the fair value hierarchy noted below. The carrying values of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, certain other current assets and other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, other current liabilities and other long-term obligations included in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets approximated fair value at September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019. Additionally, the carrying amount of debt associated with borrowings outstanding under the credit facility approximates fair value as borrowings bear interest at variable rates. As a result, these financial assets and liabilities are not discussed below. No other adjustments to fair value were required for other property, plant and equipment for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Level 1	Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2	Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3	Measurement based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The determination of the fair values, stated below, considers the market for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, the associated credit risk and other factors. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The Company had assets classified in Level 2 of the hierarchy as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, as described below.

Level 2 Fair Value Measurements

Commodity Derivative Contracts. The fair values of the Company’s oil and natural gas fixed price swaps are based upon inputs that are either readily available in the public market, such as oil and natural gas futures prices, volatility factors and discount rates, or can be corroborated from active markets. Fair value is determined through the use of a discounted cash flow model or option pricing model using the applicable inputs discussed above. The Company applies a weighted average credit default risk rating factor for its counterparties or gives effect to its credit default risk rating, as applicable, in determining the fair value of these derivative contracts. Credit default risk ratings are based on current published credit default swap rates.

Fair Value - Recurring Measurement Basis

The following tables summarize the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

September 30, 2020

	Fair Value Measurements						Netting(1)		Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	—	$	3,915

December 31, 2019

	Fair Value Measurements						Netting(1)		Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114
	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114

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(1)    Represents the effect of netting assets and liabilities for counterparties with which the right of offset exists.

Transfers. The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

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Derivatives

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives

Derivatives

Commodity Derivatives 

The Company is exposed to commodity price risk, which impacts the predictability of its cash flows from the sale of oil and natural gas. On occasion, the Company has attempted to manage this risk on a portion of its forecasted oil or natural gas production sales through the use of commodity derivative contracts. The Company has not designated any of its derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. All derivative contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in derivative contract fair values recognized as gain or loss on derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. None of the Company’s commodity derivative contracts may be terminated prior to contractual maturity solely as a result of a downgrade in the credit rating of a party to the contract. Commodity derivative contracts are settled on a monthly basis, and the commodity derivative contract valuations are adjusted to the mark-to-market valuation on a quarterly basis.

The following table summarizes derivative activity for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
(Gain) loss on commodity derivative contracts	$	5,299	$	(1,756)	$	(7,168)	$	(1,547)
Cash received on settlements	$	619	$	622	$	11,197	$	5,700

Master Netting Agreements and the Right of Offset. The Company has master netting agreements with all of its commodity derivative counterparties and has presented its derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty on a net basis in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result of the netting provisions, the Company's maximum amount of loss under commodity derivative transactions due to credit risk is limited to the net amounts due from its counterparties. As of September 30, 2020, the counterparties to the Company's open commodity derivative contracts consisted of three financial

institutions, all of which are also lenders under the Company's credit facility. The Company is not required to post additional collateral under its commodity derivative contracts as all of the counterparties to the Company’s commodity derivative contracts share in the collateral supporting the Company’s credit facility.

The following table summarizes (i) the Company's commodity derivative contracts on a gross basis, (ii) the effects of netting assets and liabilities for which the right of offset exists based on master netting arrangements and (iii) for the Company’s net derivative liability positions, the applicable portion of shared collateral under the credit facility as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

September 30, 2020

	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts Offset		Amounts Net of Offset		Financial Collateral		Net Amount
Liabilities
Derivative contracts - current	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915
Total	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915

December 31, 2019

	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts Offset		Amounts Net of Offset		Financial Collateral		Net Amount
Assets
Derivative contracts - current	$	114	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	114
Total	$	114	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	114

At September 30, 2020, the Company's open derivative contracts consisted of natural gas commodity derivative contracts under which we will receive a fixed price for the contract and pay a floating market price to the counterparty over a specified period for a contracted volume. These commodity derivative contracts consisted of the following:

	Notional (MMBtu)	Weighted Average Fixed Price per Unit
Natural Gas Price Swaps: October 2020	1,240,000	$	2.14
Natural Gas Price Swaps: November 2020 - December 2020	2,135,000	$	2.54
Natural Gas Price Swaps: January 2021 - December 2021	10,950,000	$	2.61

Because we have not designated any of our derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes, changes in the fair value of our derivative contracts are recognized as gains and losses in current period earnings. As a result, our current period earnings may be significantly affected by changes in the fair value of our commodity derivative contracts. Changes in fair value are principally measured based on a comparison of future prices to the contract price at the period-end.

Fair Value of Derivatives 

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, on a gross basis without regard to same counterparty netting (in thousands):

Type of Contract	Balance Sheet Classification	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Derivative assets
Oil price swaps	Derivative contracts-current	$	—	$	114
Derivative liabilities
Natural gas price swaps	Derivative contracts-current	(3,088)		—
Natural gas price swaps	Derivative contracts-noncurrent	(827)		—
Total net derivative contracts		$	(3,915)	$	114

See Note 2 for additional discussion of the fair value measurement of the Company’s derivative contracts.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands): 

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Oil and natural gas properties
Proved	$	1,479,664	$	1,484,359
Unproved	18,653		24,603
Total oil and natural gas properties	1,498,317		1,508,962
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment	(1,367,703)		(1,129,622)
Net oil and natural gas properties	130,614		379,340
Land	200		4,400
Electrical infrastructure	121,818		126,482
Other non-oil and natural gas equipment	1,653		12,665
Buildings and structures	3,603		77,148
Financing leases	1,298		2,109
Total	128,572		222,804
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(23,747)		(34,201)
Other property, plant and equipment, net	104,825		188,603
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	235,439	$	567,943

See Note 5 for discussion of impairment of property, plant and equipment, and Note 6 for discussion of the sale of the Company's headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK, which is included in buildings and structures in the table above as of December 31, 2019.

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Impairment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Impairment

Impairment

The Company assesses the need to impair its oil and gas properties during its quarterly full cost pool ceiling limitation calculation. The Company analyzes various property, plant and equipment for impairment when certain triggering events occur by comparing the carrying values of the assets to their estimated fair values. The full cost pool ceiling limitation and estimated fair values of other assets were determined in accordance with the policies discussed in Note 1.

In the three-month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a total impairment charge of $44.0 million, which related to the full cost ceiling limitation impairment charge.

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a total impairment charge of $253.8 million, which included a full cost ceiling limitation impairment charge of $215.8 million, and an asset impairment charge of $38.0 million.

The ceiling limitation impairment charges recorded in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 resulted from various factors, including a decrease in proved reserve value driven by a significant decline in the trailing twelve-month weighted average oil and natural gas prices in the first, second and third quarters of 2020. No impairment was recorded for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019.

Calculation of the full cost ceiling test is based on, among other factors, average prices for the trailing twelve-month period determined by reference to the first-day-of-the-month index prices ("SEC prices") as adjusted for price differentials and other contractual arrangements. The SEC prices utilized in the calculation of proved reserves included in the full cost ceiling test at September 30, 2020 were $43.40 per barrel of oil and $1.97 per Mcf of natural gas, before price differential adjustments. The SEC prices utilized in the calculation of proved reserves included in the full cost ceiling test at June 30, 2020 were $47.17 per barrel of oil and $2.07 per Mcf of natural gas, before price differential adjustments.

The asset impairment charge of $38.0 million recorded in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 resulted from writing down of the net carrying amount of the office headquarters building assets to their estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell the building. In May 2020, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale of its corporate headquarters building located in Oklahoma City, OK. The building sale closed on August 31, 2020.

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, FASB ASC 360-10-45-9, the Company reclassified its corporate headquarters building net carrying amount from Other property, plant and equipment, net, to Assets held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2020. The Company also reclassified the liabilities associated with the corporate headquarters building from Accounts payable and accrued expenses to Liabilities held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2020. Further, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $38.0 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2020 to write down the net carrying amount of the office headquarters building assets to their estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell the building. No impairment charges were recorded for the corporate headquarters building assets in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019.

Prior to the sale of the corporate headquarters building, the carrying amount of the building was assessed for recoverability and impairment using undiscounted cash flow measures of the consolidated Company as prescribed under ASC 360-10-35, rather than fair value as prescribed under ASC 360-10-45-9.

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Acquisitions and Disposal of Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Disposal of Assets	Acquisitions and Disposal of AssetsOn August 31, 2020, the Company closed on the previously announced sale of its corporate headquarters building located in Oklahoma City, OK, for net proceeds of approximately $35.4 million.On September 10, 2020, the Company acquired all of the overriding royalty interests held by SandRidge Mississippian Royalty Trust II ("the Trust") for a net purchase price of $3.3 million, given our 37.6% ownership of the Trust. The Company accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition and allocated the purchase price of the acquisition plus the transactions costs to oil and gas properties.

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$	21,398	$	29,423
Production payable	9,661		22,530
Payroll and benefits	3,956		7,021
Taxes payable	6,928		4,988
Drilling advances	477		514
Accrued interest	29		461
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	42,449	$	64,937

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had a borrowing base of $75.0 million under its credit facility, with $12.0 million outstanding and $4.3 million in outstanding letters of credit, which reduces availability under the credit facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. This leaves $58.7 million available to be drawn under the credit facility. The next borrowing base redetermination is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2020. The credit facility matures on April 1, 2021.

The interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was determined by a pricing grid tied to borrowing base utilization of (a) LIBOR plus an applicable margin that varies from 2.00% to 3.00% per annum, or (b) the base rate plus an applicable margin that varies from 1.00% to 2.00% per annum. Interest on base rate borrowings is payable quarterly in arrears and interest on LIBOR borrowings is payable every one, two, three or six months, at the election of the Company. Quarterly, the Company pays commitment fees assessed at annual rates of 0.50% on any available portion of the credit facility. During the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, the weighted average interest rate paid for borrowings outstanding under the credit facility was approximately 2.9% and 3.2%, respectively.

The Company has the right to prepay loans under the credit facility at any time without a prepayment penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans.

The credit facility is secured by (i) first-priority mortgages on at least 85% of the PV-9 valuation of all proved reserves included in the most recently delivered reserve report of the Company, (ii) a first-priority perfected pledge of substantially all of the capital stock owned by each credit party and equity interests in the Royalty Trusts that are owned by a credit party and (iii) a first-priority perfected security interest in substantially all the cash, cash equivalents, deposits, securities and other similar accounts, and other tangible and intangible assets of the credit parties (including but not limited to as-extracted collateral, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, investment property, intellectual property, real property and the proceeds of the foregoing).

The credit facility includes events of default and certain customary affirmative and negative covenants. The Company must also continue to maintain certain financial covenants including (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio, measured as of the end of any fiscal quarter, of no greater than 3.50 to 1.00 and (ii) a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, measured as of the end of any fiscal quarter, of no less than 2.25 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants and had a consolidated total net leverage ratio of -0.01 and consolidated interest coverage ratio of 27.13.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings. As previously disclosed, on May 16, 2016, the Company and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Bankruptcy Court confirmed the joint plan of organization (the “Plan”) of the Debtors on September 9, 2016, and the Debtors subsequently emerged from bankruptcy on October 4, 2016.

Pursuant to the Plan, claims against the Company were discharged without recovery in each of the following consolidated cases (the “Cases”):

•In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 5:12-cv-01341-LRW, USDC, Western District of Oklahoma; and

•Ivan Nibur, Lawrence Ross, Jase Luna, Matthew Willenbucher, and the Duane & Virginia Lanier Trust v. SandRidge Mississippian Trust I, et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-00634-SLP, USDC, Western District of Oklahoma

The lead plaintiffs in both In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation and Lanier Trust assert claims on behalf of themselves and (i) in In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation, a class of all purchasers of SandRidge common stock from February 24, 2011 and November 8, 2012 under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and (ii) in Lanier Trust, a putative class of purchasers of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I and SandRidge Mississippian Trust II common units between April 7, 2011 and November 8, 2012 under Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, both based on allegations that defendants, which include certain former officers of the Company and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I, made misrepresentations or omissions concerning various topics including the performance of wells operated by the Company in the Mississippian region.

Discovery in each of the Cases closed on June 19, 2019. Following a hearing on class certification in each of the Cases on September 6, 2019, the court granted class certification in In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation on September 30, 2019. The motion for class certification in Lanier Trust remains pending. On April 2, 2020, the individual defendants and SandRidge Mississippian Trust I filed motions for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of all claims asserted against them in the Lanier Trust matter. On the same date, the individual defendants filed motions for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of all claims asserted against them In re SandRidge Energy, Inc. Securities Litigation. The motions remain pending.

In each of the Cases, lead plaintiffs seek to recover unspecified damages, interest, costs and expenses incurred in the litigation on behalf of themselves and class members. Although the claims against the Company in each Case have been discharged pursuant to the Plan, the Company remains a nominal defendant. The Company also owes indemnity obligations and/or the obligation to advance legal fees to certain former officers who remain as defendants in each action. The Company may also be contractually obligated to indemnify two former officers who are defendants and the SandRidge Mississippian Trust I against losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable costs of investigation and attorney’s fees and expenses, which it is required to advance, arising out of the Cases. Such indemnification is not covered by insurance with respect to the Trust. As of October 2020, we have exhausted all remaining insurance coverage for the costs of indemnification and expect no further reimbursements.

In light of the status of the Cases, and the facts, circumstances and legal theories relating thereto, the Company is not able to determine the likelihood of an outcome in either case or provide an estimate of any reasonably possible loss or range of possible loss related thereto. However, considering the exhaustion of insurance coverage available to the Company, such losses, if incurred, could be material. The Company has not established any liabilities relating to the Cases and believes that the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend against the Cases in its capacity as a nominal defendant.

In addition to the matters described above, the Company is involved in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings, which are being handled and defended by the Company in the ordinary course of business.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

For each interim reporting period, the Company estimates the effective tax rate expected for the full fiscal year and uses that estimated rate in providing for income taxes on a current year-to-date basis.

Deferred income taxes are provided to reflect the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company’s deferred tax assets have been reduced by a valuation allowance due to a determination that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred assets will not be realized based on the weight of all available evidence. The Company continues to closely monitor and weigh all available evidence, including both positive and negative, in making its determination whether to maintain a valuation allowance. As a result of the significant weight placed on the Company's cumulative negative earnings position, the Company continued to maintain a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2020. As a result, the Company had no federal or state income tax expense and recorded an insignificant income tax benefit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020. The benefit is related to previously sequestered alternative minimum tax (AMT) refund amounts released to the Company during the current quarter. The Company has no remaining AMT credits to be refunded. The Company had no federal or state income tax expense or benefit for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019.

Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 382 addresses company ownership changes and specifically limits the utilization of certain deductions and other tax attributes on an annual basis following an ownership change. As a result of the Chapter 11 reorganization and related transactions, the Company experienced an ownership change within the meaning of IRC Section 382 during 2016 that subjected certain of the Company’s tax attributes, including net operating losses ("NOLs"), to an IRC Section 382 limitation. This limitation has not resulted in cash taxes for any period subsequent to the ownership change. Since the 2016 ownership change, the Company has generated additional NOLs and other tax attributes that are not currently subject to an IRC Section 382 limitation. The Company's ability to use NOLs and other tax attributes to reduce taxable income and income taxes could be materially impacted by a future IRC 382 ownership change. Future transactions involving the Company's stock, including those outside of the Company's control, could cause an IRC 382 ownership change resulting in a limitation on tax attributes currently not limited and a more restrictive limitation on tax attributes currently subject to the previous IRC 382 limitation. On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (defined below) to protect shareholder value against a possible limitation on the Company's ability to use its NOLs. See Note 15 for more information.

The Company’s only taxing jurisdiction is the United States (federal and state). The Company’s tax years 2016 to present remain open for federal examination. Additionally, tax years 2005 through 2015 remain subject to examination for determining the amount of remaining federal net operating loss and other carryforwards. The number of years open for state tax audits varies, depending on the state, but are generally from three to five years.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provides relief to corporate taxpayers by permitting a five year carryback of 2018-2020 NOLs, removing the 80% limitation on the carryback of those NOLs, increasing the Section 163(j) 30% limitation on interest expense deductibility to 50% of adjusted taxable income for 2019 and 2020, and accelerates refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards, along with a few other provisions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no material adjustments were made to provision amounts recorded as a result of the enactment of the CARES Act.

In July 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department released final and proposed regulations on IRC Section 163(j) which limits business interest expense deductions. These regulations apply to tax years beginning January 1, 2021. However, taxpayers may choose to apply these regulations to tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effect of these regulations on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

Common Stock, Performance Share Units, and Stock Options. At September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately 35.9 million shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding. Further, at September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately 0.1 million shares of unvested restricted stock awards, 1.4 million shares of unvested restricted stock units, 0.1 million unvested stock options, and 0.2 million unvested performance share units.

Warrants. The Company has issued approximately 4.7 million Series A warrants and 2.0 million Series B warrants that are exercisable until October 4, 2022 for one share of common stock per warrant at initial exercise prices of $41.34 and $42.03 per share, respectively, subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms of the warrants, to certain holders of general unsecured claims as defined in the Plan. The warrants contain customary anti-dilution adjustments in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification, stock dividend or other distributions. 

The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan. On July 1, 2020, the Board declared a dividend distribution of one right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of Company common stock, par value $0.001 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 13, 2020. Each Right entitles its holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at an exercise price of $5.00 per Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the tax benefits preservation plan, dated as of July 1, 2020, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (and any successor rights agent, the “Rights Agent”).

The Company adopted the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan in order to protect shareholder value against a possible limitation on the Company’s ability to use its tax net operating losses (the “NOLs”) and certain other tax benefits to reduce potential future U.S. federal income tax obligations. The NOLs are a valuable asset to the Company, which may inure to the benefit of the Company and its stockholders. However, if the Company experiences an “ownership change,” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), its ability to fully utilize the NOLs and certain other tax benefits will be substantially limited and the timing of the usage of the NOLs and such other benefits could be substantially delayed, which could significantly impair the value of those assets. Generally, an “ownership change” occurs if the percentage of the Company’s stock owned by one or more of its “five-percent shareholders” (as such term is defined in Section 382 of the Code) increases by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock owned by such stockholder or stockholders at any time over a three-year period. The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan is intended to prevent against such an “ownership change” by deterring any person or group from acquiring beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the Company’s securities.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Rights become exercisable and trade separately from Common Stock only upon the “Distribution Time,” which occurs upon the earlier of:

•the close of business on the tenth (10th) day after the “Stock Acquisition Date,” which is (a) the first date of public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (with certain exceptions, an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired, or obtained the right or obligation to acquire, beneficial ownership of 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (with certain exceptions) or (b) such other date, as determined by the Board, on which a person or group has become an Acquiring Person, or

•the close of business on the tenth (10th) business day (or later date as may be determined by the Board prior to such time as any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer which, if consummated, would result in a person or group becoming an Acquiring Person.

Any existing stockholder or group that beneficially owns 4.9% or more of Common Stock has been grandfathered at its current ownership level, but the Rights will not be exercisable if, at any time after the announcement of the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, such stockholder or group increases its ownership of Common Stock by one share of Common Stock. Certain synthetic interests in securities created by derivative positions, whether or not such interests are considered to be ownership of the underlying Common Stock or are reportable for purposes of Regulation 13D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are treated as beneficial ownership of the number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to the economic exposure created by the derivative position, to the extent actual shares of Common Stock are directly or indirectly held by counterparties to the derivatives contracts.

Until the earlier of the Distribution Time and the Expiration Time, the surrender for transfer of any shares of Common Stock will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with those shares. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Time, separate rights certificates will be mailed to holders of record of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Time. From and after the Distribution Time, the separate rights certificates alone will represent the Rights. Except as otherwise provided in the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, only shares of Common Stock issued prior to the Distribution Time will be issued with Rights. The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Time.

The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan will expire on the earliest of: (i) the close of business on the day following the certification of the voting results of the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or any prior special meeting of stockholders, if at such stockholder meeting a proposal to approve this Agreement has not been passed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders or any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company duly held prior to such meeting, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed pursuant to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, (iii) the time at which the Rights are exchanged pursuant to the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, (iv) the closing of any merger or other acquisition transaction involving the Company pursuant to an agreement of the type described in Section 13(f) of the Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, at which time, the Rights are terminated, (v) the time at which the Board determines that the NOLs are utilized in all material respects or that an ownership change under Section 382 would not adversely impact in any material respect the time period in which the Company could use the NOLs, or materially impair the amount of the NOLs that could be used by the Company in any particular time period, for applicable tax purposes and (vi) the Close of Business on July 1, 2023 (the earliest of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi) being herein referred to as the “Expiration Time”).

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Revenues

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenues

Revenues

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by source for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Oil	$	17,071	$	44,072	$	57,279	$	142,846
NGL	4,983		6,362		12,508		28,886
Natural gas	5,493		7,754		14,347		34,700
Other	129		181		526		561
Total revenues	$	27,676	$	58,369	$	84,660	$	206,993

Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues. A majority of the Company’s revenues come from sales of oil, natural gas and NGLs and are recorded at a point in time when control of the oil, natural gas and NGL production passes to the customer at the inlet of the processing plant or pipeline, or the delivery point for onloading to a delivery truck. As the Company’s customers obtain control of the production prior to selling it to other end customers, the Company presents its revenues on a net basis, rather than on a gross basis.

Pricing for the Company’s oil, natural gas and NGL contracts is variable and is based on either an index price, net of deductions, or a percentage of the sales price obtained by the customer, which is also based on index prices. The transaction price is allocated on a pro-rata basis to each unit of oil, natural gas or NGL sold based on the terms of the contract. Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues are also recorded net of royalties, discounts and allowances, and transportation costs, as applicable. Taxes assessed by governmental authorities on oil, natural gas and NGL sales are presented separately from revenues and are included in production, ad valorem, and other tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Revenues Receivable. The Company records an asset in accounts receivable, net on its consolidated balance sheet for revenues receivable from contracts with customers at the end of each period. Pricing for revenues receivable is estimated using current month crude oil, natural gas and NGL prices, net of deductions. Revenues receivable are typically collected the month after the Company delivers the related production to its customers. As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company had revenues receivable of $11.7 million and $22.3 million, respectively, and did not record any bad debt expense on revenues receivable during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

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Employee Termination Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Termination Benefits

Employee Termination Benefits

Certain employees received termination benefits including cash severance and accelerated share-based compensation upon separation of service from the Company as a result of a reduction in workforce in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The following tables presents a summary of employee termination benefits for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Cash		Share-Based Compensation (1)		Number of Shares	Total Employee Termination Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	1,005	$	1,784	159	$	2,789
Other Employee Termination Benefits	395		—		—	395
	$	1,400	$	1,784	159	$	3,184
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Other Employee Termination Benefits	—		—		—	—
	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	1,009	$	1,784	159	$	2,793
Other Employee Termination Benefits	5,598		40		4	5,638
	$	6,607	$	1,824	163	$	8,431
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	879	$	478	37	$	1,357
Other Employee Termination Benefits	2,608		500		44	3,108
	$	3,487	$	978	81	$	4,465

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(1)    Share-based compensation recognized in connection with the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards due to the reduction in workforce in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and reflects the remaining unrecognized compensation expense associated with these awards at the date of termination. The unrecognized compensation expense was calculated using the grant date fair value for restricted stock awards.

As of September 30, 2020 there were no longer any legacy employment contracts.

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Loss per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Loss per Share

Loss per Share

The following table summarizes the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted (loss) earnings per share:

	Net (Loss) Earnings		Weighted Average Shares	(Loss) Earnings Per Share
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Basic loss per share	$	(48,749)	35,783	$	(1.36)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(48,749)	35,783	$	(1.36)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Basic loss per share	$	(181,602)	35,491	$	(5.12)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted earnings per share	$	(181,602)	35,491	$	(5.12)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Basic loss per share	$	(277,198)	35,649	$	(7.78)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(277,198)	35,649	$	(7.78)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Basic loss per share	$	(200,163)	35,390	$	(5.66)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(200,163)	35,390	$	(5.66)

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(1)    No incremental shares of potentially dilutive restricted stock awards, performance share units, warrants or stock options were included for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as their effect was antidilutive under the treasury stock method.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

Royalty Trust Right of First Refusal

The Company is a party to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of SandRidge Mississippian Trust I (the “SDT Trust”), dated April 12, 2011, by and among the Company, the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., and the Corporation Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement”). Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Company has a right of first refusal with respect to any sale of assets of the SDT Trust to a third party following the occurrence of certain events (a “Triggering Event”). On October 23, 2020, the SDT Trust announced the Trust will be required to dissolve and commence winding up beginning as of the close of business on November 13, 2020.

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business

Nature of Business. SandRidge Energy, Inc. is an oil and natural gas acquisition, development and production company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a principal focus on developing and producing hydrocarbon resources in the United States.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned or majority owned subsidiaries, including its proportionate share of the Royalty Trusts. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Interim Financial Statements

Interim Financial Statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes contained in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, the financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments unless otherwise disclosed, necessary to fairly state the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting policies stated in the 2019 Form 10-K as well as the items noted below.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

The more significant areas requiring the use of assumptions, judgments and estimates include: oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) reserves; impairment tests of long-lived assets; the carrying value of unproved oil and natural gas properties and other property, plant and equipment; depreciation, depletion and amortization; asset retirement obligations; determinations of significant alterations to the full cost pool and related estimates of fair value used to allocate the full cost pool net book value to divested properties, as necessary; valuation allowances for deferred tax assets; income taxes; valuation of derivative instruments; contingencies; and accrued revenue and related receivables. Although management believes the estimates used in the areas noted above are reasonable, actual results could differ significantly.

Going Concern Consideration. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The Company previously disclosed circumstances that gave rise to substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Those conditions were resolved as a result of the Company executing previously disclosed initiatives. These initiatives include reducing our 2020 capital expenditures, personnel and non-personnel cost reductions and the sale of the company headquarters for net proceeds of $35.4 million.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU") 2016-13 - In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments —Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard replaced the previously required incurred loss approach with an expected loss model for instruments measured at amortized cost. The company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2020 using a modified retrospective approach; however, the impact was not material upon adoption.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted. ASU 2020-04 - In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), to facilitate the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. This ASU provides optional practical expedients and exceptions for applying US GAAP provisions to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR, or other reference rates expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The provisions of this ASU do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging transactions entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an

entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are effective, for all entities, as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently reviewing the potential impact of the upcoming LIBOR reference rate change on its current contracts and hedging relationships and will determine the applicable provisions of ASU 2020-04.

ASU 2019-12 - In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which simplifies various aspects of accounting for income taxes, including requirements related to hybrid tax regimes, the tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not a business combination, separate financial statements of entities not subject to tax, the intraperiod tax allocation exception to the incremental approach, ownership changes in investments, interim-period accounting for enacted changes in tax laws, and year-to-date loss limitation in interim-period tax accounting. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues

Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues. A majority of the Company’s revenues come from sales of oil, natural gas and NGLs and are recorded at a point in time when control of the oil, natural gas and NGL production passes to the customer at the inlet of the processing plant or pipeline, or the delivery point for onloading to a delivery truck. As the Company’s customers obtain control of the production prior to selling it to other end customers, the Company presents its revenues on a net basis, rather than on a gross basis. Pricing for the Company’s oil, natural gas and NGL contracts is variable and is based on either an index price, net of deductions, or a percentage of the sales price obtained by the customer, which is also based on index prices. The transaction price is allocated on a pro-rata basis to each unit of oil, natural gas or NGL sold based on the terms of the contract. Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues are also recorded net of royalties, discounts and allowances, and transportation costs, as applicable. Taxes assessed by governmental authorities on oil, natural gas and NGL sales are presented separately from revenues and are included in production, ad valorem, and other tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following tables summarize the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

September 30, 2020

	Fair Value Measurements						Netting(1)		Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	—	$	3,915

December 31, 2019

	Fair Value Measurements						Netting(1)		Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Commodity derivative contracts	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114
	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	—	$	114

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(1)    Represents the effect of netting assets and liabilities for counterparties with which the right of offset exists.

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Derivatives (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)

The following table summarizes derivative activity for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020, and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
(Gain) loss on commodity derivative contracts	$	5,299	$	(1,756)	$	(7,168)	$	(1,547)
Cash received on settlements	$	619	$	622	$	11,197	$	5,700

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following table summarizes (i) the Company's commodity derivative contracts on a gross basis, (ii) the effects of netting assets and liabilities for which the right of offset exists based on master netting arrangements and (iii) for the Company’s net derivative liability positions, the applicable portion of shared collateral under the credit facility as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

September 30, 2020

	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts Offset		Amounts Net of Offset		Financial Collateral		Net Amount
Liabilities
Derivative contracts - current	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915
Total	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915	$	—	$	3,915

December 31, 2019

	Gross Amounts		Gross Amounts Offset		Amounts Net of Offset		Financial Collateral		Net Amount
Assets
Derivative contracts - current	$	114	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	114
Total	$	114	$	—	$	114	$	—	$	114

Open Derivative Contracts

At September 30, 2020, the Company's open derivative contracts consisted of natural gas commodity derivative contracts under which we will receive a fixed price for the contract and pay a floating market price to the counterparty over a specified period for a contracted volume. These commodity derivative contracts consisted of the following:

	Notional (MMBtu)	Weighted Average Fixed Price per Unit
Natural Gas Price Swaps: October 2020	1,240,000	$	2.14
Natural Gas Price Swaps: November 2020 - December 2020	2,135,000	$	2.54
Natural Gas Price Swaps: January 2021 - December 2021	10,950,000	$	2.61

Fair Value of Derivatives

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, on a gross basis without regard to same counterparty netting (in thousands):

Type of Contract	Balance Sheet Classification	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Derivative assets
Oil price swaps	Derivative contracts-current	$	—	$	114
Derivative liabilities
Natural gas price swaps	Derivative contracts-current	(3,088)		—
Natural gas price swaps	Derivative contracts-noncurrent	(827)		—
Total net derivative contracts		$	(3,915)	$	114

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands): 

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Oil and natural gas properties
Proved	$	1,479,664	$	1,484,359
Unproved	18,653		24,603
Total oil and natural gas properties	1,498,317		1,508,962
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment	(1,367,703)		(1,129,622)
Net oil and natural gas properties	130,614		379,340
Land	200		4,400
Electrical infrastructure	121,818		126,482
Other non-oil and natural gas equipment	1,653		12,665
Buildings and structures	3,603		77,148
Financing leases	1,298		2,109
Total	128,572		222,804
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(23,747)		(34,201)
Other property, plant and equipment, net	104,825		188,603
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	235,439	$	567,943

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$	21,398	$	29,423
Production payable	9,661		22,530
Payroll and benefits	3,956		7,021
Taxes payable	6,928		4,988
Drilling advances	477		514
Accrued interest	29		461
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	42,449	$	64,937

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Revenues (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue by source for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Oil	$	17,071	$	44,072	$	57,279	$	142,846
NGL	4,983		6,362		12,508		28,886
Natural gas	5,493		7,754		14,347		34,700
Other	129		181		526		561
Total revenues	$	27,676	$	58,369	$	84,660	$	206,993

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Employee Termination Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Termination Benefits

The following tables presents a summary of employee termination benefits for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Cash		Share-Based Compensation (1)		Number of Shares	Total Employee Termination Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	1,005	$	1,784	159	$	2,789
Other Employee Termination Benefits	395		—		—	395
	$	1,400	$	1,784	159	$	3,184
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Other Employee Termination Benefits	—		—		—	—
	$	—	$	—	—	$	—
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	1,009	$	1,784	159	$	2,793
Other Employee Termination Benefits	5,598		40		4	5,638
	$	6,607	$	1,824	163	$	8,431
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Executive Employee Termination Benefits	$	879	$	478	37	$	1,357
Other Employee Termination Benefits	2,608		500		44	3,108
	$	3,487	$	978	81	$	4,465

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(1)    Share-based compensation recognized in connection with the accelerated vesting of restricted stock awards due to the reduction in workforce in the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and reflects the remaining unrecognized compensation expense associated with these awards at the date of termination. The unrecognized compensation expense was calculated using the grant date fair value for restricted stock awards.

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Loss per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation of Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding Used in Computation of Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share

The following table summarizes the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted (loss) earnings per share:

	Net (Loss) Earnings		Weighted Average Shares	(Loss) Earnings Per Share
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Basic loss per share	$	(48,749)	35,783	$	(1.36)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(48,749)	35,783	$	(1.36)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Basic loss per share	$	(181,602)	35,491	$	(5.12)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted earnings per share	$	(181,602)	35,491	$	(5.12)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Basic loss per share	$	(277,198)	35,649	$	(7.78)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Stock options(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(277,198)	35,649	$	(7.78)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Basic loss per share	$	(200,163)	35,390	$	(5.66)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards(1)	—		—
Performance share units(1)	—		—
Warrants(1)	—		—
Diluted loss per share	$	(200,163)	35,390	$	(5.66)

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(1)    No incremental shares of potentially dilutive restricted stock awards, performance share units, warrants or stock options were included for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as their effect was antidilutive under the treasury stock method.

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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Corporate Headquarters Building
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of buildings	$ 35.4

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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	$ 3,915
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		$ 114
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Asset and Right to Reclaim Cash, Offset
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Netting adjustments, assets		0
Assets at fair value		114
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commodity derivative contracts
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Asset and Right to Reclaim Cash, Offset	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	3,915
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Netting adjustments, assets		0
Assets at fair value		114
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measurements Level 1
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measurements Level 1 | Commodity derivative contracts
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measurements Level 2
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		114
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measurements Level 2 | Commodity derivative contracts
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	3,915
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		114
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measurements Level 3
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value Measurements Level 3 | Commodity derivative contracts
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liabilities	$ 0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets		$ 0

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Derivatives - Derivative Activity (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) institution	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) institution	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	$ 5,299	$ (1,756)	$ (7,168)	$ (1,547)
Cash received on settlements			$ 11,197	5,700
Number of counterparties to open derivative contracts | institution	3		3
Commodity derivative contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	$ 5,299	(1,756)	$ (7,168)	(1,547)
Cash received on settlements	$ (619)	$ (622)	$ (11,197)	$ (5,700)

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Derivatives - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	$ 3,915
Derivative liabilities, gross amounts offset	0
Derivative liabilities, amounts net of offset	3,915
Financial collateral (obligation to return cash)	0	$ 0
Derivative liabilities, net amount	3,915
Assets
Derivative assets, gross amounts		114
Derivative assets, gross amounts offset		0
Derivative assets, amounts net of offset		114
Financial collateral (obligation to return cash)	0	0
Derivative assets, net amount		114
Current assets
Liabilities
Financial collateral (obligation to return cash)		0
Assets
Derivative assets, gross amounts		114
Derivative assets, gross amounts offset		0
Derivative assets, amounts net of offset		114
Financial collateral (obligation to return cash)		0
Derivative assets, net amount		$ 114
Current liabilities
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities	3,915
Derivative liabilities, gross amounts offset	0
Derivative liabilities, amounts net of offset	3,915
Financial collateral (obligation to return cash)	0
Derivative liabilities, net amount	3,915
Assets
Financial collateral (obligation to return cash)	$ 0

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Derivatives - Open Derivative Contracts (Details) MMBTU in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020 MMBTU $ / Unit	Sep. 30, 2020 MMBTU $ / Unit
Natural Gas Price Swaps: October 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional (MMBtu) | MMBTU		1,240
Weighted Average Fixed Price (in dollars per unit) | $ / Unit		2.14
Natural Gas Price Swaps: November 2020 - December 2020
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional (MMBtu) | MMBTU	2,135
Weighted Average Fixed Price (in dollars per unit) | $ / Unit	2.54
Natural Gas Price Swaps: January 2021 - December 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional (MMBtu) | MMBTU	10,950
Weighted Average Fixed Price (in dollars per unit) | $ / Unit	2.61

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Derivatives - Fair Value of Derivative Contracts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative assets		$ 114
Derivative liabilities	$ 3,915
Total net derivative contracts	(3,915)	114
Current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative assets		114
Current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liabilities	3,915
Oil price swaps | Current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative assets	0	114
Natural gas price swaps | Current liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liabilities	(3,088)	0
Natural gas price swaps | Noncurrent Liabilities
Derivatives, Fair Value
Derivative liabilities	$ (827)	$ 0

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Oil and natural gas properties
Proved	$ 1,479,664	$ 1,484,359
Unproved	18,653	24,603
Total oil and natural gas properties	1,498,317	1,508,962
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment	(1,367,703)	(1,129,622)
Net oil and natural gas properties	130,614	379,340
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Financing leases	1,298	2,109
Total	128,572	222,804
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(23,747)	(34,201)
Other property, plant and equipment, net	104,825	188,603
Total property, plant and equipment, net	235,439	567,943
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	200	4,400
Electrical infrastructure
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	121,818	126,482
Other non-oil and natural gas equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,653	12,665
Buildings and structures
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 3,603	$ 77,148

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Impairment (Details)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / bbl	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / bbl	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / bbl	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / Mcf	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / Mcf
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 44,043,000		$ 165,507,000	$ 253,797,000	$ 165,507,000
Full cost ceiling limitation impairment	$ 44,000,000.0		0	$ 215,800,000	0
Commodity price (usd per unit)	43.40	47.17		43.40		1.97	2.07
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Corporate Headquarters Building
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Line Items]
Impairment of Real Estate		$ 38,000,000.0	$ 0	$ 38,000,000.0	$ 0

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Acquisitions and Disposal of Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Line Items]
Acquisition of assets			$ 3,276
Royalty Interest of Wells from SandRidge Mississippian Trust II
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Line Items]
Acquisition of assets	$ 3,300
Royalty Interest of Wells from SandRidge Mississippian Trust II | SandRidge Mississippian Trust
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	37.60%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Corporate Headquarters Building
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of buildings		$ 35,400

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses	$ 21,398	$ 29,423
Production payable	9,661	22,530
Payroll and benefits	3,956	7,021
Taxes payable	6,928	4,988
Drilling advances	477	514
Accrued interest	29	461
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$ 42,449	$ 64,937

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - Credit Facility - Revolving Credit Facility	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000.0	$ 75,000,000.0
Debt outstanding	12,000,000.0	12,000,000.0
Outstanding letters of credit	4,300,000	4,300,000
Borrowing base	$ 58,700,000	$ 58,700,000
Commitment fee		0.50%
Average interest rate during period	2.90%	3.20%
Percentage of proved reserves pledged as collateral	85.00%	85.00%
Total net leverage ratio (no greater than)	3.50	3.50
Interest coverage ratio (no less than)	2.25	2.25
Leverage ratio	(0.01)	(0.01)
Coverage ratio	27.13	27.13
Minimum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Minimum | Base Rate
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Maximum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
Maximum | Base Rate
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Minimum
Income Taxes
Number of tax years open for state tax audit (in years)	3 years
Maximum
Income Taxes
Number of tax years open for state tax audit (in years)	5 years

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Equity - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Class of Stock
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	35,906,000		35,772,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	35,906,000		35,772,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Unvested options (in shares)	100,000
Series A Warrants
Class of Stock
Plan of reorganization, equity interest issuable (in shares)	4,700,000
Number of common shares exercised for each warrant (in shares)	1
Exercise price (in usd per share)	$ 41.34
Series B Warrants
Class of Stock
Plan of reorganization, equity interest issuable (in shares)	2,000,000.0
Number of common shares exercised for each warrant (in shares)	1
Exercise price (in usd per share)	$ 42.03
The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan
Class of Stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
Number of rights per outstanding share of common stock		1
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan | Preferred Stock
Class of Stock
Class of warrant or right, fractional number of securities called by each warrant or right (in shares)		0.001
Exercise price (in usd per share)		$ 5.00
Restricted Stock
Class of Stock
Unvested awards (in shares)	100,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock
Unvested awards (in shares)	1,400,000
Performance Share Units
Class of Stock
Unvested awards (in shares)	200,000

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Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	$ 27,676	$ 58,369	$ 84,660	$ 206,993
Oil
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	17,071	44,072	57,279	142,846
NGL
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	4,983	6,362	12,508	28,886
Natural gas
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	5,493	7,754	14,347	34,700
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	$ 129	$ 181	$ 526	$ 561

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Revenues - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue Receivable from Contract With Customers
Revenues Receivable from Customer
Revenues receivable	$ 11.7	$ 22.3

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Employee Termination Benefits (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Employee Termination Benefits
Cash	$ 1,400	$ 0	$ 6,607	$ 3,487
Share-Based Compensation	$ 1,784	$ 0	$ 1,824	$ 978
Number of Shares (in shares)	159	0	163	81
Total Employee Termination Benefits	$ 3,184	$ 0	$ 8,431	$ 4,465
Executive Employee Termination Benefits
Employee Termination Benefits
Cash	1,005	0	1,009	879
Share-Based Compensation	$ 1,784	$ 0	$ 1,784	$ 478
Number of Shares (in shares)	159	0	159	37
Total Employee Termination Benefits	$ 2,789	$ 0	$ 2,793	$ 1,357
Other Employee Termination Benefits
Employee Termination Benefits
Cash	395	0	5,598	2,608
Share-Based Compensation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 40	$ 500
Number of Shares (in shares)	0	0	4	44
Total Employee Termination Benefits	$ 395	$ 0	$ 5,638	$ 3,108

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Loss per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method
Weighted Average Shares, Basic (in shares)	35,783,000			35,491,000			35,649,000	35,390,000
(Loss) Earnings per Share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.36)			$ (5.12)			$ (7.78)	$ (5.66)
Effect of dilutive securities
Restricted stock awards	$ 0			$ 0			$ 0	$ 0
Restricted stock awards (in shares)	0			0			0	0
Performance share units	$ 0			$ 0			$ 0	$ 0
Performance share units (in shares)	0			0			0	0
Warrants	$ 0			$ 0			$ 0	$ 0
Warrants (in shares)	0			0			0	0
Stock options	$ 0			$ 0			$ 0
Stock options (in shares)	0			0			0
Diluted (loss) earnings	$ (48,749)			$ (181,602)			$ (277,198)	$ (200,163)
Weighted average shares, diluted (in shares)	35,783,000			35,491,000			35,649,000	35,390,000
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.36)			$ (5.12)			$ (7.78)	$ (5.66)
Potentially Dilutive Securities
Net loss	$ (48,749)	$ (215,779)	$ (12,670)	$ (181,602)	$ (13,284)	$ (5,277)	$ (277,198)	$ (200,163)
Restricted Stock awards
Potentially Dilutive Securities
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of (loss) earnings per share (in shares)	0			0			0	0
Performance Share Units
Potentially Dilutive Securities
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of (loss) earnings per share (in shares)	0			0			0	0
Warrants
Potentially Dilutive Securities
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of (loss) earnings per share (in shares)	0			0			0	0
Stock Option
Potentially Dilutive Securities
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of (loss) earnings per share (in shares)	0			0			0	0

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Label	Element	Value
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	$ (57,000)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	$ (57,000)