<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019efada-2955-76b1-887e-8507ec1132cf,g:8fa42ea7-7c9b-487b-9c5f-cfc62e20ad51-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://sandridgeenergy.com/role/Cover" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="sd-20260804.xsd#Cover"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://sandridgeenergy.com/role/Cover" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019efada-2955-71c5-aeba-8a4f9ac9d28f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019efada-2955-71c5-aeba-8a4f9ac9d28f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019efada-2955-742c-bc9d-007ddee3b346" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019efada-2955-71c5-aeba-8a4f9ac9d28f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019efada-2955-742c-bc9d-007ddee3b346" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019efada-2955-742c-bc9d-007ddee3b346_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019efada-2955-742c-bc9d-007ddee3b346" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019efada-2955-742c-bc9d-007ddee3b346_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019efada-2955-70d4-a7c8-e39485e7b8eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019efada-2955-742c-bc9d-007ddee3b346" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019efada-2955-70d4-a7c8-e39485e7b8eb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019efada-2955-740d-a6d5-2304352f10bc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019efada-2955-70d4-a7c8-e39485e7b8eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019efada-2955-740d-a6d5-2304352f10bc" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019efada-2955-791e-9f17-363bc7e26877" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2025/elts/us-gaap-2025.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019efada-2955-70d4-a7c8-e39485e7b8eb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019efada-2955-791e-9f17-363bc7e26877" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019efada-2955-795c-adcb-c0246f663711" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019efada-2955-795c-adcb-c0246f663711" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019efada-2955-7959-a6f5-3ae35347cc54" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019efada-2955-7959-a6f5-3ae35347cc54" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019efada-2955-70a1-9e89-82320e9947af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019efada-2955-70a1-9e89-82320e9947af" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019efada-2955-70df-a508-441a1777cbad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019efada-2955-70df-a508-441a1777cbad" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019efada-2955-7cad-9622-83edbe57ad79" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019efada-2955-7cad-9622-83edbe57ad79" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019efada-2955-703c-82f8-4d7c9ded1fb2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019efada-2955-703c-82f8-4d7c9ded1fb2" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019efada-2955-701d-bb0e-104663bfed1f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019efada-2955-701d-bb0e-104663bfed1f" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_019efada-2955-7d5e-ac9d-134bed354285" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_019efada-2955-7d5e-ac9d-134bed354285" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019efada-2955-719d-bf13-d3cb46721e5c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019efada-2955-719d-bf13-d3cb46721e5c" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019efada-2955-7156-b284-97cc1d23799e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019efada-2955-7156-b284-97cc1d23799e" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019efada-2955-7a6d-a428-e0e238b5b20d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019efada-2955-7a6d-a428-e0e238b5b20d" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019efada-2955-7c61-87e5-d5fcd7a20e02" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019efada-2955-7c61-87e5-d5fcd7a20e02" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019efada-2955-76f8-bc5d-8961d5860987" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019efada-2955-76f8-bc5d-8961d5860987" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019efada-2955-7c63-acf0-13ae41e999c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019efada-2955-7c63-acf0-13ae41e999c3" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019efada-2955-7aae-9e4b-48adf67ee8da" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019efada-2955-7aae-9e4b-48adf67ee8da" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag_019efada-2955-74e2-9af6-9270c91a105b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_NoTradingSymbolFlag_019efada-2955-74e2-9af6-9270c91a105b" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019efada-2955-7314-9ac2-ac6f8eced9d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019efada-2955-7314-9ac2-ac6f8eced9d0" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019efada-2955-7c4d-aafa-5a3508059ead" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019efada-2955-7c4d-aafa-5a3508059ead" xlink:type="arc" order="17"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019efada-2955-799a-bf27-8827a266fd4d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019efada-2955-799a-bf27-8827a266fd4d" xlink:type="arc" order="18"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019efada-2955-70ad-8d77-f9979c3b0a1e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019efada-2955-70ad-8d77-f9979c3b0a1e" xlink:type="arc" order="19"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019efada-2955-7986-aa58-13d0b780e3a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019efada-2955-7986-aa58-13d0b780e3a9" xlink:type="arc" order="20"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019efada-2955-72e7-bcd9-2cf6a3e2d395" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019efada-2955-72e7-bcd9-2cf6a3e2d395" xlink:type="arc" order="21"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019efada-2955-7368-840d-4711c131764b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019efada-2955-7368-840d-4711c131764b" xlink:type="arc" order="22"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019efada-2955-7f40-bf03-9d81324eb104" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019efada-2955-7128-8d84-d62ab9384724" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019efada-2955-7f40-bf03-9d81324eb104" xlink:type="arc" order="23"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
</link:linkbase>
