This sand ridge reveals not a desert but a vista of future profits. SandRidge Energy explores for and produces oil and natural gas in the Mississippian Oil Play in the Mid-Continent, and in West Texas. In 2014 SandRidge Energy reported estimated proved reserves of 515.9 million barrels of oil equivalent. The company a has 35 drilling rigs (25 operational), a related oilfield services business, and gas gathering, marketing, and processing subsidiaries. Through subsidiaries SandRidge Energy also operates treating and transportation facilities and has tertiary oil recovery operations. The company sought and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2016.