August 9, 2013
Mr. H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
Division of Corporate Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
| Re: | SandRidge Energy, Inc. |
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed March 1, 2013
Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter ended March 31, 2013
Filed May 8, 2013
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed May 29, 2013
File No. 001-33784
Dear Mr. Schwall,
In response to your letter dated July 30, 2013 (the“Comment Letter”), providing comments to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed by SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the“Company”or“SandRidge”) with the Commission on March 1, 2013; the Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 filed by SandRidge with the Commission on May 8, 2013; the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by SandRidge with the Commission on May 29, 2013 and certain information available on SandRidge’s website, the Company hereby submits this letter to request additional time, until August 21, 2013, to respond to the Comment Letter.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact me at 405-429-5706.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| SandRidge Energy, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Justin P. Byrne | |
| Name: | Justin P. Byrne | |
| Title: | Associate General Counsel | |