Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Baghdati Marinos Christos	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/15/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RING ENERGY, INC. [REI]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 132 SILVERWOOD RANCH DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) Executive VP Operations /
(Street) CONROE, TX 77384       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	200000 (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

This common stock is restricted and was granted pursuant to the Executive Employment and Severance Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. McKinney, dated as of September 30, 2020. These restricted stock units vest over a period of three (3) years, such vesting period to begin on October 1, 2020, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreements pursuant to which they are granted.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Baghdati Marinos Christos 132 SILVERWOOD RANCH DRIVE CONROE, TX 77384			Executive VP Operations

Signatures
/s/ Marinos C. Baghdati		12/30/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date