UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 2, 2000


                      SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
          (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


          Delaware                    0-20310                 75-2379388
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION        (COMMISSION             (IRS EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)              FILE NUMBER)          IDENTIFICATION NO.)




                    1105 Peters Road, Harvey, Louisiana         70058
                 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)    (ZIP CODE)



                              (504) 362-4321
           (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)



ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On  May  2,  2000,  Superior  Energy  Services,  Inc. (the "Company"),
entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting  Agreement") with
Johnson  Rice & Company L.L.C. ("Johnson Rice") for the sale  of  6,350,000
shares of  its  common  stock, $.001 par value per share.  The Underwriting
Agreement is included as  Exhibit  1.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference. The offering will  be made on a firm commitment basis,
and  under  the terms of the Underwriting Agreement  Johnson  Rice  has  an
option to purchase  an  additional  950,000 shares of common stock to cover
over-allotments.

     The  offering  will  generate  approximately  $54.95  million  in  net
proceeds to the Company, which will be used to repay amounts owed under its
revolving credit facility, to fund acquisitions  and  for general corporate
purposes.  The closing date for the offering is scheduled for May 5, 2000.

     On  May  2,  2000, the Company issued a press release  announcing  the
offering, which is included as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits.

          1.1  Underwriting  Agreement  dated  May 2, 2000 between Superior
               Energy Services, Inc. and Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C.

          99   Press release issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc. on
               May 2, 2000.


                                SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly  caused  this  report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.



                              By: /s/ Robert S. Taylor
                                 ----------------------------------
                                       Robert S. Taylor
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 2, 2000