Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WARD TOM L
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/05/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC [SD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1601 N. W. EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1600
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO and President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 24,312,406 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 5,076,624
I
by Entity (2)
Common Stock 13,000
I
by Minor Child

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Preferred 11/21/2006 05/15/2013 Common Stock 2,680,677 $ 10.2 (3) I by Entity (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WARD TOM L
1601 N. W. EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1600
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118
  X   X   Chairman, CEO and President  

Signatures

By: V. Bruce Thompson, Attorney-In-Fact 11/05/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes (a) 79,000 shares held through an IRA; and (b) 300,000 shares of Restricted Stock granted January 10, 2007 which shall vest twenty-five percent on the 10th day of January in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and 325,000 shares of Restricted Stock granted July 11, 2007 which shall vest twenty-fuve percent on the 11th day of July in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(2) By TLW Properties, L.L.C.
(3) Such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holder at a conversion ratio of 10.198 (the quotient of $210 divided by $20.5918) to one.

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