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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="right"><font SIZE="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
27,
2005. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration No. 333-_______</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">______________<br>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">FORM S-8</font><br>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2">______________<br>
&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.</font></b><font SIZE="4">
</font><font SIZE="2"><i><br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<br>
&nbsp;</p>
</i></font>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Delaware<br>
    </b><i>(State or other jurisdiction of<br>
    incorporation or organization) </i></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><font SIZE="2"><b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">75-2379388<br>
    </b><i>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</i></font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">1105 Peters Road, Harvey, Louisiana 70058<br>
    </b><i>(Address, including zip code, of</i> p<i>rincipal executive offices)</i></font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan</b><i><br>
(Full title of the plan)<br>
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</i><b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Robert S. Taylor<br>
Chief Financial Officer <br>
Superior Energy Services, Inc.<br>
1105 Peters Road <br>
Harvey, Louisiana 70058<br>
(504) 362-4321</b><i><br>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<br>
including area code, of agent for service)<br>
&nbsp;</p>
</i>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Copy to:<b><br>
Margaret F. Murphy<br>
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &amp; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.<br>
201 St. Charles Avenue<br>
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100<br>
&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</p>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Title of securities<br>
    to be registered</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="MIDDLE" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Amount to be<br>
    registered<sup>(1)</sup></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="MIDDLE" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Proposed maximum
	<br>
	offering price <br>
	per share</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="MIDDLE" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Proposed maximum aggregate offering price</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="MIDDLE" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Amount of<br>
	registration fee</font></td>
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	<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2">Common Stock ($.001
    par <br>
	value per share)</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">4,000,000 shares</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$15.13</font><font FACE="Times New Roman Bold" SIZE="2"><sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$60,520,000<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
	<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><font SIZE="2">$7,123.20</font></td>
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		<td valign="top"><font SIZE="2">(1)</font></td>
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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2">Upon a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction in the future
  and during the effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving Common
  Stock of the Company, the number of securities registered shall be
  automatically increased to cover the additional securities in accordance with
  Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.</font></p></td>
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		<td valign="top"><font SIZE="2">(2)</font></td>
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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the
  average of the high and low price per share of the Common Stock on the New
  York Stock Exchange on May 20, 2005.</font></p></td>
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<b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">PART I</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">Not Applicable.</p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">PART II</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</p>
<p>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.</p>
</b>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">The
following documents, which have been filed by Superior Energy Services, Inc.
(the &quot;Company&quot;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;Commission&quot;),
are incorporated herein by reference:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Company's latest
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004; </p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All other reports filed
by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
annual report referred to in (a); </p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The description of the
Common Stock of the Company included in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A
filed May 3, 2001;</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">All documents filed by the Company 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
hereto 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.</p>
<b>
<p>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description of
Securities.</p>
</b>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Not
applicable.</p>
<b>
<p>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interests of Named
Experts and Counsel.</p>
</b>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Not
applicable.</p>
<b>
<p>Item 6.</b> <b>&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</p>
</b>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">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 &quot;DGCL&quot;). By virtue of these provisions,
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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Under Section 9 of our bylaws, we are required to defend and indemnify each
person who is involved in any threatened or actual claim, action or proceeding
by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer or
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 9 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 9 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.
</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">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, and certain key executive officers, 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 insurance if our board of directors unanimously determines
in good faith that there is insufficient benefit to us from the insurance.</p>
<b>
<p>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Exemption From Registration Claimed.</p>
</b>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Not applicable.</p>
<b>
<p>Item 8.</b> <b>&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<b>Exhibits.</p>
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		5</font></td>
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&nbsp;Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &amp; Den&#232;gre,
L.L.P.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;
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		23.1</font></td>
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&nbsp;Consent of KPMG LLP.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;
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		23.2</font></td>
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&nbsp;Consent of DeGOLYER and MacNAUGHTON<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;
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		23.3</font></td>
		<td valign="top" width="685"><font SIZE="2">
&nbsp;Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &amp; Den&#232;gre,
        L.L.P. is included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.<br>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 9. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Undertakings.</p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The undersigned registrant
		hereby undertakes:<br>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
		<td width="94%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers
		or sales are being made and to the extent required by the Securities Act
		of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, a
		post-effective amendment to this registration statement:<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="4%" valign="top" align="left">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="91%" valign="top" align="left">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To include any prospectus required by
		section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<td valign="top" align="left" width="6%">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="4%" valign="top" align="left">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="91%" valign="top" align="left">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 offering range may be reflected in the form of
		prospectus filed with the SEC 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
		&quot;Calculation of Registration Fee&quot; table in the effective registration
		statement;<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="4%" valign="top" align="left">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="91%" valign="top" align="left">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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; <br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="94%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		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 by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
		the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
		in this registration statement.<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
		(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any
		liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
		<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </font></td>
		<td width="94%" valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">
		<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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. <br>
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		<p style="text-indent: 44px"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
		determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
		of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section
		15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
		each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
		section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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		<p style="text-indent: 44px"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
		Act of 1933 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
		Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
		public policy as expressed in the 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 proceedings) 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
		Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</p>
</b></font>
<b>
<p ALIGN="center"><b><font size="2">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>
<font SIZE="2">
<p style="text-indent: 44px">The Registrant.</font></b><font SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all 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 Harvey, State of Louisiana, on May 25, 2005. </p>
</font>
<b>
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    <td WIDTH="55%" VALIGN="top" colspan="2"><font size="2">SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES,
    INC.<br>
	<br>
	<br>
&nbsp;</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top"><font size="2">By: </font></td>
    <td WIDTH="51%" VALIGN="top">
	<div style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px">
    <p ALIGN="center"><font size="2">&nbsp;/s/ Terence E. Hall</font></div>
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    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="51%" VALIGN="top">
	<p align="center"><font size="2">&nbsp;Terence E. Hall<br>
    Chairman of the Board <br>
    and Chief Executive Officer </font></td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<font SIZE="2">
<p ALIGN="CENTER">POWER OF ATTORNEY</p>
</font>
</b>
<font SIZE="2">
<p style="text-indent: 44px">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 Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto 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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">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 dates
indicated.</p>
</font>
<b>
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	<font SIZE="2" face="Times New Roman">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u>Signature</u></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u>Title</u></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><u>Date</u></font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ Terence E. Hall</font></p>
    </font>
    <u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u><font SIZE="2" face="Times New Roman">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">Terence E. Hall</p>
    </font>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
<b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
    </b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Chairman of the Board<br>
    and Chief Executive Officer</p>
    <i>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(Principal Executive Officer)</i></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
	<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ Robert S. Taylor</font></p>
    </font>
    <u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u><font SIZE="2" face="Times New Roman">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">Robert S. Taylor</p>
    </font>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
<b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
    </b>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Executive Vice President, Treasurer </p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">and Chief Financial Officer</p>
    <i>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(Principal Financial Officer and<br>
    Principal Accounting Officer)</i></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
	<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ Richard A. Pattarozzi</font></p>
    </font><u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u><font SIZE="2" face="Times New Roman">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">Richard A. Pattarozzi</p>
    </font>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
	<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp; </p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    Director </font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp; </p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26">
    <font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ Justin L. Sullivan</font></p>
    <u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font face="Times New Roman">Justin L. Sullivan</font></p>
    </font>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp; </p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Director</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
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    <td WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26">
    <font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ Enoch L. Dawkins</font></p>
    <u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font face="Times New Roman">Enoch L. Dawkins</font></p>
    </font>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp; </p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Director</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
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    <font SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ Ernest E. &quot;Wyn&quot; Howard, III</font></p>
    <u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font face="Times New Roman">Ernest E. &quot;Wyn&quot; Howard, III</font></p>
    </font>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Director</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
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    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: -6px">
	<font face="Times New Roman">/s/ James M. Funk</font></p>
    <u>
    <hr color="#000000" size="1"></u>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 0">
	<font face="Times New Roman">James M. Funk</font></font></td>
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    &nbsp;<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Director</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT="26"><font SIZE="2">
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px">&nbsp;</p>
	<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">May 25, 2005</font></td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
27,
2005.        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.)
1105 Peters Road, Harvey, Louisiana 70058
(Address, including zip code, of
p
rincipal executive offices)
Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Robert S. Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
1105 Peters Road
Harvey, Louisiana 70058
(504) 362-4321
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Margaret F. Murphy
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock ($.001
    par
value per share)
4,000,000 shares
$15.13
(2)
$60,520,000
(2)
$7,123.20
(1)
Upon a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction in the future
  and during the effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving Common
  Stock of the Company, the number of securities 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 Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the
  average of the high and low price per share of the Common Stock on the New
  York Stock Exchange on May 20, 2005.
PART I
Not Applicable.
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") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"),
are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)     The Company's latest
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004;
(b)     All other reports filed
by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
annual report referred to in (a);
(c)     The description of the
Common Stock of the Company included in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A
filed May 3, 2001;
All documents filed by the Company 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
hereto 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.
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,
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 9 of our bylaws, we are required to defend and indemnify each
person who is involved in any threatened or actual claim, action or proceeding
by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer or
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 9 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 9 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, and certain key executive officers, 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 insurance if our board of directors unanimously determines
in good faith that there is insufficient benefit to us from the insurance.
Item 7.            
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
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. is included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.
Item 9.            
Undertakings.
(a)     The undersigned registrant
		hereby undertakes:
(1)     To file, during any period in which offers
		or sales are being made and to the extent required by the Securities Act
		of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, a
		post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)     To include any prospectus required by
		section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(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 offering range may be reflected in the form of
		prospectus filed with the SEC 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 by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
		the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference
		in this registration statement.
(2)     That, for the purpose of determining any
		liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 of 1933, each filing
		of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section
		15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,
		each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
		section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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 of 1933 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
		Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
		public policy as expressed in the 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 proceedings) 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
		Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all 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 Harvey, State of Louisiana, on May 25, 2005.
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 Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto 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 of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Terence E. Hall
Terence E. Hall
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 25, 2005
/s/ Robert S. Taylor
Robert S. Taylor
Executive Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
May 25, 2005
/s/ Richard A. Pattarozzi
Richard A. Pattarozzi
Director
May 25, 2005
/s/ Justin L. Sullivan
Justin L. Sullivan
Director
May 25, 2005
/s/ Enoch L. Dawkins
Enoch L. Dawkins
Director
May 25, 2005
/s/ Ernest E. "Wyn" Howard, III
Ernest E. "Wyn" Howard, III
Director
May 25, 2005
/s/ James M. Funk
James M. Funk
Director
May 25, 2005