1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion and
incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report on Sea
Mar, Inc. dated February 13, 1998, included in Form S-4 of Pool Energy Services
Co. and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement. 


                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
May 27, 1998