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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 2, 2004.</p>
<p ALIGN="RIGHT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">__________</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">FORM S-8</p>
</b></font>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
under<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</p>
</b><font SIZE="2">
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">_________</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.<br>
</b></font><font SIZE="2"><i>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its
charter)</i></font></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
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		<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2"><b>
    	Delaware</b></font></p>
		<font SIZE="2"><i>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">(State or other jurisdiction<br>
    of incorporation or organization)</i></font></td>
		<td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
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		<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2"><b>
    	75-2379388</b></font></p>
		<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font SIZE="2"><i>
    	(I.R.S. Employer<br>
    Identification No.)</i></font></td>
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		<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>
		<font size="2">1105 Peters Road</font></b></p>
		<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>
		<font size="2">Harvey, Louisiana 70058</font></b></p>
		<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><i>
		<font size="2">(Address, including zip code, of</font></i></p>
		<p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><i>
		<font size="2">Registrant's principal executive offices)</font></i></td>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2004 Directors Restricted
Stock Units Plan</b></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><i>
(Full title of the plan)</i></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">__________</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER"></p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Robert S. Taylor<br>
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer<br>
1105 Peters Road<br>
Harvey, Louisiana 70058<br>
(504) 362-4321<br>
</b><i>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<br>
including area code, of agent for service)</i></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><i><br>
</i>Copy to:</p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><br>
<b>Margaret F. Murphy<br>
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re&nbsp;&amp; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.<br>
201 St. Charles Avenue<br>
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100</b><br>
</p>
<p ALIGN="center">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</p>
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    <td WIDTH="234" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="33"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Title of securities</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">to be registered</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="153" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="33"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Amount to be</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">registered<sup>(1)</sup></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="197" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="33"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Proposed maximum</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">offering price per unit</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="184" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="33"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Proposed maximum</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">aggregate offering price</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="176" VALIGN="TOP" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="33"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Amount of</p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">registration fee</font></td>
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    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">Common Stock</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">
    ($0.001 par value per share) </font></td>
    <td WIDTH="153" VALIGN="bottom" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:1px" align="center" height="30"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">200,000 shares</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="197" VALIGN="bottom" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:1px" align="center" height="30"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$8.90<sup>(2)</sup></font></td>
    <td WIDTH="184" VALIGN="bottom" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:1px" align="center" height="30"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$1,780,000</font></td>
    <td WIDTH="176" VALIGN="bottom" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:solid; border-bottom-width:1px" align="center" height="30"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt" SIZE="2">
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></p>
    <p ALIGN="CENTER" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">$225.53</font></td>
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		<font SIZE="1"><sup>
		(1)</sup></font></td>
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		<font SIZE="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 shares
  registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional shares in
  accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.</font></td>
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  <sup>
  		(2)</sup></font></td>
		<td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="left" valign="top">
		<font SIZE="1">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating
  the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) 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 27, 2004.</font></td>
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<p ALIGN="center">PART II</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p ALIGN="center">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Company&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;1934 Act&quot;); </p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 of the 1934 Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock set forth in its
registration statement under the 1934 Act 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 1934 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.</p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Description of Securities.</b> </p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Not applicable.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Not applicable.</p>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
        <b>
        <p>Item 6.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <b>
        Indemnification of Directors and
        Officers.</p></b>
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<p style="text-indent: 44px">The Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation (the &quot;Certificate&quot;) contains
provisions eliminating the personal liability of the directors to the Company
and its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties
as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law. 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, the Certificate 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">The Certificate also requires the Company to indemnify its directors,
officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law 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 the Company&#146;s bylaws, the Company is 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 of the Company serving in a similar position with respect to another
entity at the request of the Company if (i) the director or officer is
successful in defending the claim on its merits or otherwise or (ii) the
director or officer meets the standard of conduct described in Section 9 of the
Company&#146;s bylaws. However, the director or officer is not entitled to
indemnification if (i) the claim is brought by the director or officer against
the Company or (ii) the claim is brought by the director or officer as a
derivative action by the Company or in its right, and the action has not been
authorized by the Board of Directors. The rights conferred by Section 9 of the
Company&#146;s 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, each of the Company&#146;s directors has entered into an indemnity
agreement with the Company, pursuant to which the Company has agreed under
certain circumstances to purchase and maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146;
liability insurance. The agreements also provide that the Company will indemnify
the directors against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and fines
incurred in connection with any claim involving a director by reason of his
position as a director that are in excess of the coverage provided by such
insurance; provided that the director meets certain standards of conduct. Under
the indemnity agreements, the Company is not required to purchase and maintain
directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance if, in the reasonable judgment of
the Board of Directors, there is insufficient benefit to the Company from the
insurance.</p>
<b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exemption From Registration Claimed.</p>
</b>
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Not Applicable.</p>
        <b>
        <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 8.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <b>
        Exhibits.</b></p>
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    	5</font></td>
		<td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><font SIZE="3">
    	Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re&nbsp;&amp;
    Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.</font></td>
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		<td width="44" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
		<td width="56" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
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		<td width="44" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
		<td width="56" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><font SIZE="3">
    	23.1</font></td>
		<td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><font SIZE="3">
    	Consent of KPMG LLP</font></td>
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		<td width="44" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
		<td width="56" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
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		<td width="44" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium">&nbsp;</td>
		<td width="56" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><font SIZE="3">
    	23.2</font></td>
		<td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium"><font SIZE="3">
    	Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re&nbsp;&amp;
    Den&#232;gre, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5).</font></td>
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<b>
        <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 9.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		<b>
        Undertakings.</p></b>
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<p style="text-indent: 44px">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 88px">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 132px">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;</p>
<p style="text-indent: 132px">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;</p>
<p style="text-indent: 132px">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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; </p>
<i>
<p style="text-indent: 88px">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 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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 88px">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 88px">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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&#146;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&#146;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.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 44px">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</p>
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<p ALIGN="center"></font><font FACE="Times New Roman Bold" SIZE="3"><b>
SIGNATURES</p>
</b></font><font SIZE="2">
<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
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<p style="text-indent: 44px">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 Harvey, Louisiana, on May 25, 2004.</p>
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			<font SIZE="3">SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.</p>
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			<font SIZE="3">By:<u>
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			<div style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
				<p align="center">/s/ Terence E. Hall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p ALIGN="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Terence E. Hall</p>
<p ALIGN="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Chairman of the Board, President and</p>
<p ALIGN="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Chief Executive
Officer</p>
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<p ALIGN="center"></font></p>
<p ALIGN="center"><font FACE="Times New Roman Bold" SIZE="3"><b>POWER OF
ATTORNEY</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
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<p style="text-indent: 44px">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
immediately below constitutes and appoints Terence E. Hall and Robert S. Taylor,
and each of them acting individually, 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 said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></p>
</font><font SIZE="3">
<p style="text-indent: 44px">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.</p>
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    Signature</u></font></td>
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    <p align="center"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt"><u>
    Title</u></font></td>
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    Date</u></font></td>
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    /s/ Terence E. Hall</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <p align="center">Chairman of the Board,</td>
    <td width="31%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <p align="center"><font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    May 25, 2004</font></td>
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	Terence E. Hall</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	President and</td>
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	Chief Executive Officer</td>
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	(Principal Executive Officer)</td>
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    /s/ Robert S. Taylor</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	Chief Financial Officer, Vice </td>
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	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    May 25 2004</font></td>
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	Robert S. Taylor</td>
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	President
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	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    (Principal Financial Officer and</font></td>
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	Principal Accounting Officer)</td>
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    /s/ Richard A. Bachmann</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	Director</td>
    <td width="31%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    May 25, 2004</font></td>
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	Richard A. Bachmann</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</td>
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    /s/ Ben A. Guill</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	Director</td>
    <td width="31%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    May 25, 2004</font></td>
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    Ben A. Guill</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</td>
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    &nbsp;</td>
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	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    Director</font></td>
    <td width="31%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    May ___, 2004</font></td>
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	Joseph R. Edwards</td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="31%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</td>
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    /s/ Richard A. Pattarozzi</td>
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	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    Director</font></td>
    <td width="31%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">
	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    May 25, 2004</font></td>
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    <font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">Richard A. Pattarozzi</font></td>
    <td width="34%" style="border-style: none; border-width: medium" align="center" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</td>
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    /s/ Justin L. Sullivan</td>
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	<font FACE="TmsRmn 12pt">
    Director</font></td>
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    May 25, 2004</font></td>
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	Justin L. Sullivan</td>
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    May 25, 2004</font></td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 2, 2004.
Registration No. 333-
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
Registrant's principal executive offices)
Superior Energy Services, Inc. 2004 Directors Restricted
Stock Units Plan
(Full title of the plan)
__________
Robert S. Taylor
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer
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 unit
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock
($0.001 par value per share)
200,000 shares
$8.90
(2)
$1,780,000
$225.53
(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 shares
  registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional shares 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) 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 27, 2004.
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 most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act");
(b)        All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 of the 1934 Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and
(c)        The description of the Company's Common Stock set forth in its
registration statement under the 1934 Act 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 1934 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.
Item 4.            Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.            Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and
        Officers.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate") contains
provisions eliminating the personal liability of the directors to the Company
and its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties
as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation
Law. 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, the Certificate 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.
The Certificate also requires the Company to indemnify its directors,
officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law 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 the Company's bylaws, the Company is 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 of the Company serving in a similar position with respect to another
entity at the request of the Company if (i) the director or officer is
successful in defending the claim on its merits or otherwise or (ii) the
director or officer meets the standard of conduct described in Section 9 of the
Company's bylaws. However, the director or officer is not entitled to
indemnification if (i) the claim is brought by the director or officer against
the Company or (ii) the claim is brought by the director or officer as a
derivative action by the Company or in its right, and the action has not been
authorized by the Board of Directors. The rights conferred by Section 9 of the
Company's 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, each of the Company's directors has entered into an indemnity
agreement with the Company, pursuant to which the Company has agreed under
certain circumstances to purchase and maintain directors' and officers'
liability insurance. The agreements also provide that the Company will indemnify
the directors against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and fines
incurred in connection with any claim involving a director by reason of his
position as a director that are in excess of the coverage provided by such
insurance; provided that the director meets certain standards of conduct. Under
the indemnity agreements, the Company is not required to purchase and maintain
directors' and officers' liability insurance if, in the reasonable judgment of
the Board of Directors, there is insufficient benefit to the Company 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 Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère &
    Denègre, L.L.P. (included in 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 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 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 Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Harvey, Louisiana, on May 25, 2004.
SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ Terence E. Hall
Terence E. Hall
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive
Officer
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
immediately below constitutes and appoints Terence E. Hall and Robert S. Taylor,
and each of them acting individually, 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 said attorney-in-fact and
agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
Chairman of the Board,
May 25, 2004
Terence E. Hall
President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert S. Taylor
Chief Financial Officer, Vice
May 25 2004
Robert S. Taylor
President
and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Richard A. Bachmann
Director
May 25, 2004
Richard A. Bachmann
/s/ Ben A. Guill
Director
May 25, 2004
Ben A. Guill
Director
May ___, 2004
Joseph R. Edwards
/s/ Richard A. Pattarozzi
Director
May 25, 2004
Richard A. Pattarozzi
/s/ Justin L. Sullivan
Director
May 25, 2004
Justin L. Sullivan
/s/ Enoch L. Dawkins
Director
May 25, 2004
Enoch L. Dawkins