8-K

                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 5, 2000


                      SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
          (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


         Delaware                 0-20310              75- 2379388
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION           (IRS EMPLOYER
    OF INCORPORATION)           FILE NUMBER)        IDENTIFICATION NO.)


            1105 Peters Road, Harvey, Louisiana           70058
           (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)    (ZIP CODE)



                              (504) 362-4321
           (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)




ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On  May  5,  2000,  Superior  Energy  Services,  Inc. (the "Company"),
announced  that it had closed its previously announced offering  of  common
stock.  The  Company  sold  7,300,000  shares  at  $9  per share, including
950,000  shares  sold pursuant to the underwriter's over-allotment  option.
The offering was underwritten by Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C.

     The offering  generated approximately $63.2 million in net proceeds to
the Company, which will  be  used to repay amounts owed under its revolving
credit facility, to fund acquisitions and for general corporate purposes

     On May 5, 2000, the Company  issued  a  press  release  announcing the
offering, which is included as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (a) Exhibits.

          99   Press  release issued by Superior Energy Services,  Inc.  on
May 5, 2000.

                                SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements  of  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report  to  be  signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.



                              By:   /S/ Robert S. Taylor
                                  ---------------------------------
                                          Robert S. Taylor
                                       Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 5, 2000

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                              Superior Energy Services, Inc.:
                                 Terence E. Hall, CEO;
                                 Robert Taylor, CFO;
                                 Greg   Rosenstein,   Investor   Relations,
                                 504-362-4321



        SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. CLOSES $63.2 MILLION EQUITY
                 OFFERING; OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION EXERCISED


(Harvey,  LA,  May 5, 2000) Superior Energy Services, Inc.  (NASDAQ:  SESI)
announced today  that  it  has  closed its previously announced offering of
common stock.  The Company sold 7,300,000 shares at $9 per share, including
950,000 shares sold pursuant to the  underwriter's  over-allotment  option.
The offering was underwritten by Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C.


The  offering generated approximately $63.2 million in net proceeds to  the
Company  that will be used to repay amounts owed under its revolving credit
facility, to fund acquisitions and for general corporate purposes


Superior provides  a  broad  range  of  specialized  oilfield  services and
equipment primarily to major and independent oil and gas companies  engaged
in  the  exploration, production, and development of oil and gas properties
offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Gulf Coast region.  These
services  and   equipment  include  the  rental  of  liftboats,  rental  of
specialized oilfield  equipment, electric and mechanical wireline services,
well  plug and abandonment  services,  coil  tubing  services,  engineering
services,  the  manufacture,  sale, and rental of drilling instrumentation,
and the manufacture and sale of  oil spill containment equipment.  Superior
is headquartered in Harvey, Louisiana.

This news release contains forward-looking  statements  under  the  Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Although Superior believes  that
these  statements  are based upon reasonable assumptions, the companies can
give no assurance that these expectations will be achieved.  Actual results
may differ materially  due  to  various  risks  and uncertainties which are
outside the control of Superior, such as market prices  of oil and gas, the
volatility of such prices, governmental regulation and trade  restrictions,
worldwide economic activity and political stability in major oil  producing
areas.