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    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;10, 2009.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
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THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
<I>(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>75-2379388</B><BR>
<I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</I></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>601 Poydras Street, Suite&nbsp;2400<BR>
New Orleans, Louisiana</B><BR>
<I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Robert S. Taylor<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Superior Energy Services, Inc.<BR>
601 Poydras Street, Suite&nbsp;2400<BR>
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130<BR>
(504)&nbsp;587-7374</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>Kelly C. Simoneaux<BR>
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.<BR>
201 St. Charles Avenue<BR>
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>
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$0.001 per share)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>Upon a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction in the future during the effectiveness of this
Registration Statement and involving our Common Stock, the number of shares registered shall be automatically increased to cover
the additional securities in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 to be contained in the applicable prospectus is
omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), are
incorporated herein by reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;);
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since
the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a); and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock included in its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;3, 2001 under the Exchange Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall, except to the extent otherwise provided by
Regulation&nbsp;S-K or any other rule promulgated by the Commission, be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other document subsequently filed or incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our certificate of incorporation contains provisions eliminating the personal liability of our
directors and stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors
to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;). By virtue of
these provisions and under current Delaware law, a director of the Company will not be personally
liable for monetary damages for a breach of his or her fiduciary duty except for liability for (a)
a breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the Company or to its stockholders, (b)&nbsp;acts or omissions
not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)
dividends or stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law and (d)&nbsp;any
transaction from which he or she receives an improper personal benefit. In addition, our
certificate of incorporation provides that if Delaware law is amended to authorize the further
elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of the directors shall
be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as amended. These
provisions pertain only to breaches of duty by directors as directors and not in any other
corporate capacity, such as officers, and limit liability only for breaches of fiduciary duties
under Delaware corporate law and not for violations of other laws such as the federal securities
laws.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our certificate of incorporation also requires us to indemnify our directors, officers,
employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL against certain expenses and
costs, judgments, settlements and fines incurred in the defense of any claim, including any claim
brought by or in the right of the Company, to which they were made parties by reason of being or
having been directors, officers, employees and agents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;6 of our bylaws, we are required to defend and indemnify each person who is
involved in any threatened or actual action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that such person
was serving in a similar position with respect to another entity at our request if (a)&nbsp;the director
or officer is successful in defending the claim on its merits or otherwise or (b)&nbsp;the director or
officer meets the standard of conduct described in Section&nbsp;6 of our bylaws. However, the director
or officer is not entitled to indemnification if (i)&nbsp;the claim is brought by the director or
officer against us or (ii)&nbsp;the claim is brought by the director or officer as a derivative action
by us or in our right, and the action has not been authorized by our board of directors. The
rights conferred by Section&nbsp;6 of our bylaws are contractual rights and include the right to be paid
expenses incurred in defending the action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, we have entered into an indemnity agreement with each of our directors pursuant
to which we have agreed under certain circumstances to purchase and maintain directors&#146; and
officers&#146; liability insurance. The agreements also provide that we will indemnify the directors or
officers, as applicable, against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and fines incurred
in connection with any claim involving them by reason of their position as a director or officer,
as applicable, that are in excess of the coverage provided by such insurance (provided that the
director or officer meets certain standards of conduct). Under the indemnity agreements, we are
not required to purchase and maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">insurance if our board of directors unanimously determines in good faith that there is
insufficient benefit to us from the insurance.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing is only a general summary of (1)&nbsp;certain aspects of Delaware law, (2)&nbsp;the
Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation and bylaws dealing with indemnification of directors and
officers, and (3)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s indemnity agreement with each director, and does not purport to be
complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of Section&nbsp;145
of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, and the Company&#146;s form
indemnity agreement with each director.
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">24</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Powers of Attorney pursuant to which this Registration Statement has been
signed on behalf of certain of our officers and directors (included in the signature
pages of this Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">99</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;27, 2009).</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in
this registration statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on August&nbsp;10, 2009.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="center">/s/ Terence E. Hall
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="center">Terence E. Hall&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="center">Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Terence E. Hall and Robert S. Taylor, or either one of them, 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, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting until such 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 such attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August&nbsp;10, 2009.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Terence E. Hall
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Terence E. Hall</FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(<I>Principal Executive Officer</I>)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Robert S. Taylor
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Treasurer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Robert S. Taylor
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(<I>Principal Financial Officer and</I></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><I>Principal Accounting Officer</I>)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Harold J. Bouillion
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Harold J. Bouillion</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Enoch L. Dawkins
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Enoch L. Dawkins</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ James M. Funk
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;James M. Funk</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Ernest E. &#147;Wyn&#148; Howard, III
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Ernest E. &#147;Wyn&#148; Howard, III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Justin L. Sullivan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Justin L. Sullivan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description of Exhibits</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney pursuant to which this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf
of certain of our officers and directors (included in the signature pages of this
Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Form&nbsp;8-K filed on May&nbsp;27, 2009).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2009.
Registration No. 333-___
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
75-2379388
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2400
New Orleans, Louisiana
(Address of Principal Executive Offices
70130
(Zip Code)
Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Robert S. Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2400
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
(504) 587-7374
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Kelly C. Simoneaux
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered
(1)
per unit
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock (par value
$0.001 per share)
1,550,000 shares
$17.24
(2)
$26,722,000
(2)
$1,492.00
(1)
Upon a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction in the future during the effectiveness of this
Registration Statement and involving our Common Stock, the number of shares registered shall be automatically increased to cover
the additional securities in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) under the
Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low price per share of our Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
on August 3, 2009.
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I of Form S-8 to be contained in the applicable prospectus is
omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed by Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the
"Company" or the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are
incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act");
(b) All other reports filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since
the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a); and
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock included in its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on May 3, 2001 under the Exchange Act.
All documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d)
of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall, except to the extent otherwise provided by
Regulation S-K or any other rule promulgated by the Commission, be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other document subsequently filed or incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our certificate of incorporation contains provisions eliminating the personal liability of our
directors and stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors
to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"). By virtue of
these provisions and under current Delaware law, a director of the Company will not be personally
liable for monetary damages for a breach of his or her fiduciary duty except for liability for (a)
a breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the Company or to its stockholders, (b) acts or omissions
not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)
dividends or stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law and (d) any
transaction from which he or she receives an improper personal benefit. In addition, our
certificate of incorporation provides that if Delaware law is amended to authorize the further
elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of the directors shall
be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as amended. These
provisions pertain only to breaches of duty by directors as directors and not in any other
corporate capacity, such as officers, and limit liability only for breaches of fiduciary duties
under Delaware corporate law and not for violations of other laws such as the federal securities
laws.
Our certificate of incorporation also requires us to indemnify our directors, officers,
employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL against certain expenses and
costs, judgments, settlements and fines incurred in the defense of any claim, including any claim
brought by or in the right of the Company, to which they were made parties by reason of being or
having been directors, officers, employees and agents.
Under Section 6 of our bylaws, we are required to defend and indemnify each person who is
involved in any threatened or actual action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that such person
was serving in a similar position with respect to another entity at our request if (a) the director
or officer is successful in defending the claim on its merits or otherwise or (b) the director or
officer meets the standard of conduct described in Section 6 of our bylaws. However, the director
or officer is not entitled to indemnification if (i) the claim is brought by the director or
officer against us or (ii) the claim is brought by the director or officer as a derivative action
by us or in our right, and the action has not been authorized by our board of directors. The
rights conferred by Section 6 of our bylaws are contractual rights and include the right to be paid
expenses incurred in defending the action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition.
In addition, we have entered into an indemnity agreement with each of our directors pursuant
to which we have agreed under certain circumstances to purchase and maintain directors' and
officers' liability insurance. The agreements also provide that we will indemnify the directors or
officers, as applicable, against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and fines incurred
in connection with any claim involving them by reason of their position as a director or officer,
as applicable, that are in excess of the coverage provided by such insurance (provided that the
director or officer meets certain standards of conduct). Under the indemnity agreements, we are
not required to purchase and maintain directors' and officers' liability
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insurance if our board of directors unanimously determines in good faith that there is
insufficient benefit to us from the insurance.
The foregoing is only a general summary of (1) certain aspects of Delaware law, (2) the
Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws dealing with indemnification of directors and
officers, and (3) the Company's indemnity agreement with each director, and does not purport to be
complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of Section 145
of the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, and the Company's form
indemnity agreement with each director.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON.
23.3
Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
(included in Exhibit 5).
24
Powers of Attorney pursuant to which this Registration Statement has been
signed on behalf of certain of our officers and directors (included in the signature
pages of this Registration Statement).
99
Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2009).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
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offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in
this registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on August 10, 2009.
SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ Terence E. Hall
Terence E. Hall
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Terence E. Hall and Robert S. Taylor, or either one of them, 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, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting until such 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 such 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, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 10, 2009.
Signature
Title
Chairman of the Board
/s/ Terence E. Hall
and Chief Executive Officer
Terence E. Hall
(
Principal Executive Officer
)
/s/ Robert S. Taylor
Executive Vice President, Treasurer
Robert S. Taylor
and Chief Financial Officer
(
Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
)
/s/ Harold J. Bouillion
Director
Harold J. Bouillion
/s/ Enoch L. Dawkins
Director
Enoch L. Dawkins
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Signature
Title
/s/ James M. Funk
Director
James M. Funk
/s/ Ernest E. "Wyn" Howard, III
Director
Ernest E. "Wyn" Howard, III
/s/ Justin L. Sullivan
Director
Justin L. Sullivan
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibits
5
Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON.
23.3
Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. (included in
Exhibit 5).
24
Powers of Attorney pursuant to which this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf
of certain of our officers and directors (included in the signature pages of this
Registration Statement).
99
Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2009).