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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual)

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Options Exercise Per Share	$ 10.61rei_StockOptionsExercisePerShare
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share Price		$ 4.50
Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Cashless Exercised	10,000	20,361
Stock Options Exercise Per Share	$ 2.00	$ 14.55
Stock Options Exercise Shares Held Shares	1,885	4,639
Stock Options Exercise Shares Held Value	$ 20,000	$ 67,500
Options exercised (in shares)	8,115
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	62,500	22,500
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services	25,000	5,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Exercise Price 2 Member
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Cashless Exercised	20,000
Stock Options Exercise Per Share	$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Stock Options Exercise Shares Held Value		$ 20,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Exercise Price 4.5 Member
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Cashless Exercised	5,000
Stock Options Exercise Per Share	$ 4.50
Options exercised (in shares)	25,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Exercise Price 5.5 Member
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Cashless Exercised		5,000
Stock Options Exercise Per Share		$ 5.50

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