SandRidge Energy.
SD.US | Extraction of crude petroleum
SandRidge Energy, Inc. is an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The company is focused on the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. SandRidge Energy's operations are primarily located in the Mid-Continent region of the United States, part...Show More
Better Health for All
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A federal lawsuit filed in 2016 alleges that SandRidge Energy's wastewater injection practices caused a significant increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma, potentially impacting public health and safety.
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The lawsuit highlights Sandridge as having some of the highest injection levels from 2013-2014
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and seeks substantial reductions in production waste injection. The company has incurred over $1.3 million in environment-related penalties
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and $85,050 in air pollution violation penalties
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since 2000, with individual environmental and air pollution penalties recorded as recently as 2020.
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In 2024, SandRidge stated an ESG commitment that includes no routine flaring of produced natural gas, transporting over 90% of produced water via pipeline, and using technology to optimize well surveillance and reduce emissions.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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SandRidge Energy is an oil and natural gas company.
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The provided articles do not contain any evidence that the company offers lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, all KPIs related to financial products, services, and customer interactions are not applicable, resulting in a neutral score of 0 for each metric.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The company achieved four years without a recordable safety incident as of November 5, 2025.
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In 2024, the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 9:1, with the CEO earning $864,866 and the median employee earning $95,962.
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Employee reviews on Indeed.com show an overall satisfaction rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantifiable evidence was found in the provided articles for any of the Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing KPIs.
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The articles primarily detail internal governance, financial performance, and general ESG commitments such as safety and environmental practices
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, but do not provide data on external supply chain ethical practices, fair trade certification share, supplier audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability coverage, remediation speed for violations, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend.
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Honest & Fair Business
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SandRidge Energy was fined $1.4 million by the SEC for ethics-related violations.
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The company was found to have retaliated against a whistleblower in 2015
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and used prohibitive separation agreements between 2011 and April 2015, which limited employees' ability to report potential securities law violations to government agencies.
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While the company updated its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics in 2020 to include an anonymous hotline and state no reprisals for good faith reporting, and explicitly allows reporting to government agencies, the historical actions demonstrate a severe failure in whistleblower protection.
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The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics also prohibits unfair advantage, manipulation, concealment, misrepresentation, and fraudulent behavior, including forgery, misappropriation, and falsification of records, but lacks specific guidance on facilitation payments or gift thresholds.
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Kind to Animals
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No specific, concrete data points or facts relevant to the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value were found in the provided articles for SandRidge Energy. The articles primarily cover financial and operational results
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, general ESG commitments (such as no routine flaring and water transport)
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, or explicitly state a lack of data concerning animal welfare, cruelty-free certifications, alternative testing, or habitat conservation
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No War, No Weapons
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SandRidge Energy, an oil and natural gas company, has no significant involvement in military contracting, indicating that defense or arms-related activities are not part of its core business.
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The company also has no significant involvement in controversial weapons or small arms.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, quantitative data was found in the provided articles to assess SandRidge Energy against the defined Key Performance Indicators for the 'Planet-Friendly Business' ethical value. The articles primarily focus on financial and operational results
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, general ESG risk ratings without specific metrics
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, historical violation records without annual granularity
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, or company policy statements rather than performance data
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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SandRidge Energy has no formal partnership agreements with indigenous or local community groups, despite operating in areas with indigenous populations in Oklahoma and Kansas.
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The company also lacks a formal cultural impact assessment protocol and does not provide specific grievance mechanisms for community concerns.
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No cultural appropriation incidents have been reported. While the company participated in a playground building project in Oklahoma City in July 2023,
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this is a single community engagement event and does not provide evidence for broader, ongoing community relations or cultural sensitivity initiatives.
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The company's Environmental, Health, and Safety policy outlines commitments to employee safety and general conduct but does not detail specific community engagement or cultural sensitivity programs.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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SandRidge Energy experienced a data breach on October 25, 2021, where unauthorized actors accessed personal identifying information, including names and Social Security numbers, of over 12,000 current and former employees.
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A class-action lawsuit was filed alleging negligent data security practices and unauthorized data use, with the plaintiff claiming impact on credit scores.
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A $600,000 settlement was reached to resolve these claims, though the company denied liability.
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The breach involved unauthorized access or exposure of personal identifying information.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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SandRidge Energy has faced multiple serious waste disposal violations, including an Oklahoma Corporation Commission order to stop operations at a disposal well following a magnitude-4.1 earthquake.
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The commission also temporarily shut down at least six disposal wells
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and sought legal action against the company for refusing to comply with recommendations to shut down six wells.
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These incidents highlight poor hazardous waste management, particularly concerning wastewater that can include toxic substances.
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The company also incurred environmental violation penalties totaling $789,020 in 2020
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and $27,180 in 2017.
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Despite these issues, SandRidge Energy reports zero routine flaring of produced natural gas
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and transports over 90% of produced water via pipeline instead of truck.
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The company has also agreed to a quantitative target to reduce the volume of wastewater injected in the Medford and Cherokee area by 40%, or approximately 191,000 barrels a day,
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and will remove seven wells from disposal operations.
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