Ring Energy, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / Barrel	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / Barrel	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / Barrel	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / Barrel
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 71,666	$ 79,797	$ 229,422	$ 208,440
Amortization expense	$ 2,568,153	$ 4,668,353	$ 8,541,981	$ 11,527,684
Depletion At The Rate Per Barrel \| $ / Barrel	11.72	21.33	11.72	21.33
Estimated Present Value Of Future Net Revenues From Proved Reserves Discounted At An Interest Rate			10.00%
Percentage Of Accounts Receivables	83.00%		83.00%
Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties	$ 9,648,942		$ 56,513,016
Maximum [Member] \| Office Equipment [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life			7 years
Minimum [Member] \| Office Equipment [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life			5 years
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer One [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			48.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] \| Customer Two [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			43.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer One [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			43.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Customer Two [Member]
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			43.00%

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