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): June 21, 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  June  21, 2000, Superior Energy Services, Inc.  issued  the  press
release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (a) Exhibits.

          99   Press release issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc. on
               June 21, 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: June 21, 2000