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
- ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

ACQUISITIONS - Additional information (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS - Additional information (Details)		3 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS - Additional information (Details)	Apr. 09, 2019 a shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gas and Oil Area, Developed, Net \| a	38,230
Gas and Oil Area, Developed, Gross \| a	49,754
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs \| $		$ 3,500,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Liabilities Revolving Line Of Credit \| $		$ 15,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Wishbone Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares \| shares	4,581,001
Average Working Interest
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	77.00%
Average Net Revenue Interest
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	58.00%

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