<PAGE>   1
   AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-_____
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                   ----------

                            W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

<Table>
<S>                                                      <C>
               TEXAS                                          76-0281502
    (State or other jurisdiction                           (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)                      Identification Number)
</Table>

                        10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 990
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                   ----------

                            W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
                             1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                              KENNETH T. WHITE, JR.
                      CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                            W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
                        10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 990
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (713) 974-9071
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                   Copies to:

                                  T. Mark Kelly
                             Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
                         1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2300
                              Houston, Texas 77002
                                 (713) 758-2222

<Table>
<Caption>
                                          CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
====================================================================================================================
                                                           PROPOSED MAXIMUM      PROPOSED MAXIMUM       AMOUNT OF
         TITLE OF SECURITIES            AMOUNT TO BE       OFFERING PRICE      AGGREGATE OFFERING     REGISTRATION
          TO BE REGISTERED              REGISTERED(1)        PER SHARE(2)              PRICE               FEE
         -------------------            ------------       --------------      ------------------     ------------
<S>                                     <C>                    <C>               <C>                    <C>
Common Stock (par value $0.0001 per
share.................................  1,275,000 shares       $15.70              $20,017,500          $5,004.38
====================================================================================================================
</Table>

(1)  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
     (the "Securities Act") this Registration Statement also covers any
     additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the
     antidilution provision of the Plan being registered pursuant to this
     Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
     recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the
     receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
     registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
     registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act.
     The offering price per share and aggregate offering price for the unissued
     stock options and common stock are based upon the average of the high and
     low prices of registrant's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
     Market System on September 10, 2001.


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    STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E - REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES

         On March 30, 2001, the Board of Directors of W-H Energy Services, Inc.
(the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan
(the "Plan") to increase the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 (the "Common Stock"), that may be issued under the Plan
by 1,275,000. The Company's shareholders approved the amendment at the Company's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held June 12, 2001. This Registration Statement
has been filed to register the additional 1,275,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to options to be granted under the Plan, as amended.

         The additional shares to be registered by this Registration Statement
are of the same class as those securities covered by the Company's previously
filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 23, 2001
(Registration No. 333-56116) (the "Prior Registration Statement"). Pursuant to
General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration
Statement, including periodic reports that the Company filed after the Prior
Registration Statement to maintain current information about the Company, are
incorporated herein by reference.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibits are filed herewith:

         5.1      Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

         23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

         23.2     Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

         24.1     Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
                  registration statement)




<PAGE>   3

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 17th day of
September, 2001.

                                       W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.


                                       By: /s/ KENNETH T. WHITE, JR.
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Kenneth T. White, Jr.
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Kenneth T. White, Jr. and/or Jeffrey L.
Tepera, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent
or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the 17th day of September, 2001.

<Table>
<Caption>
                         SIGNATURE                                           TITLE
                         ---------                                           -----
<S>                                                          <C>
             /s/ KENNETH T. WHITE, JR.                       Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
--------------------------------------------------------     Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
                 Kenneth T. White, Jr.

               /s/ JEFFREY L. TEPERA                         Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
--------------------------------------------------------     (Principal Financial Officer)
                   Jeffrey L. Tepera

             /s/ ERNESTO BAUTISTA III                        Vice President and Corporate Controller
--------------------------------------------------------     (Principal Accounting Officer)
                 Enesto Bautista III

              /s/ JONATHON F. BOUCHER
--------------------------------------------------------     Director
                  Jonathon F. Boucher

               /s/ JOHN W. JORDAN II                         Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                   John W. Jordan II

              /s/ DAVID W. ZALAZNICK                         Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                  David W. Zalaznick

                /s/ J. JACK WATSON                           Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                    J. Jack Watson

               /s/ CHRISTOPHER MILLS                         Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                   Christopher Mills

            /s/ ROBERT H. WHILDEN, Jr.                       Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                Robert H. Whilden, Jr.

                /s/ MILTON L. SCOTT                          Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                    Milton L. Scott
</Table>


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<PAGE>   4

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<Table>
<Caption>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER                        DESCRIPTION
-------                       -----------
<S>       <C>
  5.1     Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

 23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

 23.2     Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 24.1     Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
          registration statement)
</Table>
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   AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-_____
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                   ----------

                            W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS                                          76-0281502
    (State or other jurisdiction                           (I.R.S. Employer
  of incorporation or organization)                      Identification Number)
10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 990
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                   ----------

                            W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
                             1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                              KENNETH T. WHITE, JR.
                      CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                            W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
                        10370 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 990
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (713) 974-9071
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                   Copies to:

                                  T. Mark Kelly
                             Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
                         1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2300
                              Houston, Texas 77002
                                 (713) 758-2222
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
====================================================================================================================
                                                           PROPOSED MAXIMUM      PROPOSED MAXIMUM       AMOUNT OF
         TITLE OF SECURITIES            AMOUNT TO BE       OFFERING PRICE      AGGREGATE OFFERING     REGISTRATION
          TO BE REGISTERED              REGISTERED(1)        PER SHARE(2)              PRICE               FEE
         -------------------            ------------       --------------      ------------------     ------------
Common Stock (par value $0.0001 per
share.................................  1,275,000 shares       $15.70              $20,017,500          $5,004.38
====================================================================================================================
(1)  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
     (the "Securities Act") this Registration Statement also covers any
     additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the
     antidilution provision of the Plan being registered pursuant to this
     Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
     recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the
     receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
     registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
     registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act.
     The offering price per share and aggregate offering price for the unissued
     stock options and common stock are based upon the average of the high and
     low prices of registrant's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
     Market System on September 10, 2001.

================================================================================
2

    STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E - REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES

         On March 30, 2001, the Board of Directors of W-H Energy Services, Inc.
(the "Company") approved an amendment to the Company's 1997 Stock Option Plan
(the "Plan") to increase the maximum number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 (the "Common Stock"), that may be issued under the Plan
by 1,275,000. The Company's shareholders approved the amendment at the Company's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held June 12, 2001. This Registration Statement
has been filed to register the additional 1,275,000 shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to options to be granted under the Plan, as amended.

         The additional shares to be registered by this Registration Statement
are of the same class as those securities covered by the Company's previously
filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 23, 2001
(Registration No. 333-56116) (the "Prior Registration Statement"). Pursuant to
General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration
Statement, including periodic reports that the Company filed after the Prior
Registration Statement to maintain current information about the Company, are
incorporated herein by reference.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibits are filed herewith:

         5.1      Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

         23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

         23.2     Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

         24.1     Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
                  registration statement)
3

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 17th day of
September, 2001.

                                       W-H ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

                                       By: /s/ KENNETH T. WHITE, JR.
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Kenneth T. White, Jr.
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Kenneth T. White, Jr. and/or Jeffrey L.
Tepera, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent
or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the 17th day of September, 2001.
SIGNATURE                                           TITLE
                         ---------                                           -----
/s/ KENNETH T. WHITE, JR.                       Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
--------------------------------------------------------     Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
                 Kenneth T. White, Jr.

               /s/ JEFFREY L. TEPERA                         Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
--------------------------------------------------------     (Principal Financial Officer)
                   Jeffrey L. Tepera

             /s/ ERNESTO BAUTISTA III                        Vice President and Corporate Controller
--------------------------------------------------------     (Principal Accounting Officer)
                 Enesto Bautista III

              /s/ JONATHON F. BOUCHER
--------------------------------------------------------     Director
                  Jonathon F. Boucher

               /s/ JOHN W. JORDAN II                         Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                   John W. Jordan II

              /s/ DAVID W. ZALAZNICK                         Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                  David W. Zalaznick

                /s/ J. JACK WATSON                           Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                    J. Jack Watson

               /s/ CHRISTOPHER MILLS                         Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                   Christopher Mills

            /s/ ROBERT H. WHILDEN, Jr.                       Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                Robert H. Whilden, Jr.

                /s/ MILTON L. SCOTT                          Director
--------------------------------------------------------
                    Milton L. Scott
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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER                        DESCRIPTION
-------                       -----------
5.1     Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

 23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

 23.2     Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 24.1     Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
          registration statement)