SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ballard Westervelt T. JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 POYDRAS STREET SUITE 2400 (Street) NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES INC [ SPN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	15,737(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options (right to buy)	12/31/2012(2)	12/08/2021	Common Stock	8,432	28.59	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 1,077 shares of common stock purchased through the company's employee stock purchase plan as of January 2012.

2. The stock options are exercisable in 1/3 annual increments beginning the date indicated and ending on the second anniversary thereof.

	/s/ William B. Masters on behalf of Westervelt T. Ballard Jr.	02/14/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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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
	30th day of January 2012.



	/s/ Westervelt T. Ballard JR
	Westervelt T. Ballard JR