EXHIBIT 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Superior Energy Services, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-35286 on Form S-3 and No. 333-12175, No. 333-43421, No. 333-33758, No.
333-101211 and No. 333-116078 on Form S-8 of Superior Energy Services, Inc. of
our reports dated March 11, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance
sheets of Superior Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31,
2004 and 2003, 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, 2004, the related consolidated financial statement
schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, which reports appear
in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K of Superior Energy
Services, Inc.


/s/ KPMG LLP


New Orleans, Louisiana
March 11, 2005