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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DS8QWTHOItRCB5Yal2c4JA4SGShe0MnuKy2e+89w89YxEdIHafixLzdpDlaLOgmi vze9xAgtqyu0YlYZ86aiAA== 0001181431-11-012931.txt : 20110224 0001181431-11-012931.hdr.sgml : 20110224 20110224192952 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-11-012931 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110222 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110224 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110224 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hardy Samuel Jr. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001513834 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34037 FILM NUMBER: 11638133 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 601 POYDRAS STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2400 CITY: NEW ORLEANS STATE: LA ZIP: 70130 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886835 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL, GAS FIELD SERVICES, NBC [1389] IRS NUMBER: 752379388 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1105 PETERS ROAD CITY: HARVEY STATE: LA ZIP: 70058 BUSINESS PHONE: 5043624321 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1105 PETERS ROAD CITY: HARVEY STATE: LA ZIP: 70058 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SMALLS OILFIELD SERVICES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 3 1 rrd302705.xml HARDY FORM 3 X0203 3 2011-02-22 0 0000886835 SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC SPN 0001513834 Hardy Samuel Jr. 601 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 2400 NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common Stock 13637 D Includes 135 shares of common stock purchased through the company's employee stock purchase plan as of February 22, 2011. /s/ William B. Masters on behalf of Samuel Hardy, Jr. 2011-02-24 EX-24.TXT 2 rrd271388_306382.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd271388_306382.html

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 attor ney-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.< p> 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 22nd day of February 2011.

/s/ Samuel Hardy, Jr.
Samuel Hardy, Jr.

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