EXHIBIT 23.2

                Consent of Independent Public Accountants


We  consent  to  the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement  (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Superior
Energy Services, Inc. for the  registration of $300,000,000 of equity and
debt securities and to the incorporation  by  reference  therein  of  our
report  dated  March  2, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements  and  schedule   of   Superior   Energy   Services,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  (formerly Cardinal Holding Corp.) included  in  its  Annual
Report (Form 10-K)  for  the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                 /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 19, 2000