EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
Superior Energy Services, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in registration statements No.
333-22603, No. 333-35286 and No. 333-107749 on Form S-3 and No. 333-12175, No.
333-43421, No. 333-33758 and No. 333-101211 on Form S-8 of Superior Energy
Services, Inc. of our report dated March 4, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of Superior Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the related financial
statement schedule, which report appears in the December 31,2003, annual report
on Form 10-K of Superior Energy Services, Inc.

Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for depreciation on
liftboats and the adoption of the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141 and certain provisions of SFAS No. 142 as of
December 31, 2001.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 12, 2004