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 5, 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  5,  2000,  Superior  Energy  Services,  Inc. (the "Company"),
announced  that it had closed its previously announced offering  of  common
stock.  The  Company  sold  7,300,000  shares  at  $9  per share, including
950,000  shares  sold pursuant to the underwriter's over-allotment  option.
The offering was underwritten by Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C.

     The offering  generated approximately $63.2 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

     On May 5, 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.

     (a) Exhibits.

          99   Press  release issued by Superior Energy Services,  Inc.  on
May 5, 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 5, 2000