POWER OF ATTORNEY


        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints William B. Masters, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:  (1) prepare,
execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other
documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC
of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC; (2) execute for
and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as
an officer and/or director of Superior Energy Services, Inc.
("Superior"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with
the United States Securities Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and (4) take any other action of
any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in
the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in
the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-
fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.  The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-
fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-
in-fact, or any such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is Superior assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by Superior, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-
in-fact.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 16th day of March 2009.

      /s/ Patrick J. Campbell
          PATRICK J. CAMPBELL

before PAMELA S. WARNER, NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS, my commission
expires November 14, 2009.

      /s/ Pamela S. Warner
          PAMELA S. WARNER