0001181431-12-006830.txt : 20120208 0001181431-12-006830.hdr.sgml : 20120208 20120208165002 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-006830 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120207 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120208 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MCSHANE MICHAEL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001236484 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34037 FILM NUMBER: 12582478 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1330 POST OAK BLVD STREET 2: STE 2700 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 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 rrd332975.xml MCSHANE - SUPERIOR FORM 3 X0204 3 2012-02-07 1 0000886835 SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC SPN 0001236484 MCSHANE MICHAEL C/O SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 601 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 2400 NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 1 0 0 0 /s/ William B. Masters on behalf of Michael M. McShane 2012-02-08 EX-24. 2 rrd298308_336535.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd298308_336535.html 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of William B. Masters and Kelly C.
Simoneaux, 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 31st day of January 2012.

/s/ Michael M. McShane
Michael M. McShane