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              U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549

                            FORM 10-QSB

(Mark One)
                  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
    X             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997

                  or

                  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the Transition Period From .........to........

                     Commission File No. 0-20310


                    SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
 (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 Delaware                                                  75-2379388
 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

 1503 Engineers Road
 Belle Chasse, New Orleans, LA                             70037
 (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

              Issuer's telephone number: (504) 393-7774




  Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed
by  Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months
(or for  such  shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and  (2)  has  been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes X No __

 The number of shares of the Registrants'  common stock outstanding on
July 31, 1997 was 20,650,757

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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
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SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
(in thousands)

                                             6/30/97     12/31/96
                                           (Unaudited)   (Audited)
                                           -----------   ---------
ASSETS
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                 $    898    $    433
 Accounts receivable - net                   11,518       6,966
 Inventories                                  1,309       1,197
 Deferred income taxes                          137         137
 Other                                          668         345
                                            -------     -------
    Total current assets                     14,530       9,078

Property, plant and equipment - net          21,158       9,894

Goodwill - net                               17,559       8,239

Patent - net                                  1,077       1,126
                                            -------     -------
    Total assets                          $  54,324    $ 28,337
                                            =======     =======

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
 Notes payable - bank                     $  3,183     $    351
 Accounts payable                            2,639        1,800
 Notes payable - other                         572        1,171
 Unearned income                               346          392
 Accrued expenses                            1,508        1,362
 Income taxes payable                          976        1,208
 Other                                           -          200
                                           -------      -------
    Total current liabilities                9,224        6,484
                                           -------      -------
Deferred income taxes                        3,570        1,254
Long-term debt                              10,310          250
Stockholders' equity
 Preferred stock of $.01 par value. 
  Authorized, 5,000,000 shares; 
  none issued                                    -            -
 Common stock of $.001 par value. 
  Authorized, 40,000,000 shares; 
  issued, 20,215,200                            20           19
 Additional paid-in capital                 27,136       19,551
 Retained earnings                           4,064          779
                                           -------      -------
    Total stockholders' equity              31,220       20,349
                                           -------      -------
    Total liabilities and 
     stockholders' equity                 $ 54,324     $ 28,337
                                           =======      =======


SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
(in thousands)
 (unaudited)
                                   Three Months          Six Months
                                  1997      1996       1997     1996
                               -------   -------    -------   -------

Revenues                      $ 10,909  $  4,690   $ 20,089  $  9,330
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
Costs and expenses:
 Costs of services               4,995     2,142      9,293    4,413
 Depreciation and amortization     672       297      1,163      590
 General and administrative      2,459     1,007      4,493    2,189
                               -------   -------    -------  -------
    Total costs and expenses     8,126     3,446     14,949    7,192
                               -------   -------    -------  -------
Income from operations           2,783     1,244      5,140    2,138

Other income(expense):
 Interest expense                 (152)      (18)      (237)     (48)
 Other                               -        15          -      180
                               -------   -------    -------  -------
 Income before income taxes      2,631     1,241      4,903    2,270

Provision for income taxes         868       372      1,618      681
                               -------   -------    -------  -------
Net income                    $  1,763  $    869   $  3,285 $  1,589
                               =======   =======    =======  ======= 
Net income per common share
 and common share equivalent  $   0.08  $   0.05   $   0.16 $   0.09
                               =======   =======    =======  =======
Weighted average shares
outstanding                     22,241    17,087     21,912   17,080
                               =======   =======    =======  =======


SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
                                              1997             1996
                                              ----             ----

Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income                              $   3,285        $   1,589
 Adjustments to reconcile net income
 to net cash provided by operating activities:
 Depreciation and amortization               1,163              590
 Unearned income                               (46)            (346)
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
  net of acquisitions:
      Accounts receivable                     (2,721)          (336)
 Inventories                                  (104)            (232)
 Other - net                                    24              (68)
 Accounts payable                              332           (1,611)
 Due to shareholders                          (862)             (26)
 Accrued expenses                               11              185
 Income taxes payable                         (610)             670
                                           --------         --------
Net cash provided by operating activities      472              415
                                           --------         --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Acquisitions of businesses,
 net of cash acquired                       (9,241)               -
 Payments for purchases of property
 and equipment                              (2,324)            (572)
 Proceeds from sale of property
 and equipment                                   -              357
                                           --------         --------
Net cash used in investing activities      (11,565)            (215)
                                           --------         --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Notes payable - bank                        11,558           (1,154)
Deferred payment for acquisition of
  Oil Stop,Inc.                                  -           (2,000)
                                           --------         --------
Net cash provided by (used in)              11,558           (3,154)
                                           --------         --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash                465           (2,954)

Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period                           433            5,068
                                           --------         --------
Cash and cash equivalents at
 end of period                            $    898         $  2,114
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SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


(1)  Basis of  Presentation
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Certain information and footnote  disclosures  normally  in  financial
statements  prepared  in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles  have been condensed  or  omitted  pursuant  to  rules  and
regulations  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission;  however,
management believes  the  disclosures  which  are made are adequate to
make  the  information  presented  not  misleading.   These  financial
statements  and  footnotes  should  be read in  conjunction  with  the
financial  statements  and notes thereto  included  in  the  Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB  for the year ended December 31, 1996 and
the accompanying notes and Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  or
Plan of Operation.

The  financial  information for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and
1996, has not been  audited.   However,  in the opinion of management,
all  adjustments  (which  include only normal  recurring  adjustments)
necessary to present fairly  the results of operations for the periods
presented have been included therein.   The  results of operations for
the first six months of the year are not necessarily indicative of the
results of operations which might be expected  for  the  entire  year.
Certain  previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform
to the 1997 presentation.


(2) Business Combinations
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The Company, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated February 28,
1997, acquired  all of the outstanding common stock of Nautilus Pipe &
Tool  Rental,  Inc.   and  Superior  Bearing  &  Machine  Works,  Inc.
(collectively doing business  as "Concentric Pipe & Tool Rentals") for
$4,000,000 cash, 420,000 restricted  shares  of  the  Company's common
stock  and  a  promissory note in the principal amount of  $2,150,000.
The amount payable  under  the  promissory  note is subject to certain
contingencies  and  is  not  reflected  in  the purchase  price  which
approximated $5,838,000.  Concentric Pipe & Rental Tools is engaged in
the business of renting specialized equipment used in the exploration,
development and production of oil and gas and has operating facilities
in Houma and Lafayette, Louisiana.

The Company, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement  dated  April  30,
1997,  acquired  all of the outstanding common stock of F & F Wireline
Service, Inc. for $900,000 cash and a promissory note in the principal
amount of $600,000.   The  amount payable under the promissory note is
subject to certain contingencies  and is not reflected in the purchase
price of $900,000.  F & F Wireline  Service,  Inc.  is located in Lake
Charles, Louisiana and provides production wireline services  on  land
and throughout the western Gulf of Mexico.

The  Company, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated May 31,
1997, acquired  Tong  Rentals  and  Supply Company, Inc. for $5,500,000
cash and 1,100,000 shares of the Company's common stock.  Tong Rentals
and Supply Company, Inc. rents power swivels, power  tongs and related
equipment.   It operates offices in Lafayette, Louisiana  and  Houston
and Alice, Texas.


(3) New Accounting Pronouncement
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In February 1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
Statement   of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Statement  No.  128,
"Earnings Per  Share  "  ("FAS  No.  128").   SFAS  No. 128 supersedes
Opinion  No.  15,  will  be  effective  for  the Company's year  ended
December 31, 1997, and cannot be adopted earlier.  After adoption, all
prior period earnings per share must be restated  to conform with SFAS
No. 128. SFAS No. 128 will not have a material impact on the Company's
earnings per share.


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended June 30,
1997 and 1996

Net  income  for  the  quarter ended June 30, 1997 increased  103%  to
$1,763,000  from  $869,000  for  the  quarter  ended  June  30,  1996.
Earnings per share  increased to $.08 per share from $.05 per share in
the prior year period.

The Company's revenues  increased 133%  to $10,909,000 for the quarter
ended June 30, 1997 as compared  to  $4,690,000  for the quarter ended
June 30, 1996.  Thirty-five percent of the increase in revenues is the
result of increased levels of activity in plug and abandonment and the
continuing expansion of the Company's oilfield rental  tool  business.
The  remainder  of the increase is the result of the acquisitions  the
Company has made in the last year.

The gross margin  for  the  quarters ended June 30, 1997 and 1996 were
54.2% and 54.3%, respectively.   Increases in the gross margins in the
second quarter of 1997 attributable  to  the  oilfield rental and data
acquisition businesses were largely offset by an  increase  in the use
of  rented  marine  equipment  in  the  company  plug  and abandonment
business.

Depreciation and amortization increased 126% in the quarter ended June
30, 1997 over the quarter ended June 30, 1996.  Most of  this increase
is associated with the acquisitions made over the last year.   General
and  administrative expenses increased 144% in the quarter ended  June
30,  1997 over the quarter ended June 30, 1996.  Of this increase, 66%
is related  to  the  acquisitions  made  in  the  last  year while the
remainder  is  the  result  of  supporting  the  increased  levels  of
revenues.

Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended  June
30, 1997 and June 30, 1996


Net  income  for  the six months ended June 30, 1997 increased 107% to
$3,285,000 from $1,589,000  for  the  six  month period ended June 30,
1996.  Earnings per share increased to $.16 per share from $.09 in the
six months ended June 30, 1996.

The  Company's  revenues  increased 115% to $20,089,000  for  the  six
months ended June 30, 1997  as  compared  to  $9,330,000  for  the six
months  ended June 30, 1996.  Thirty-eight percent of the increase  in
revenues  is  the  result  of increased levels of activity in plug and
abandonment and the continuing  expansion  of  the  Company's oilfield
rental tool business. The remainder of the increase is  the  result of
the acquisitions the Company has made in the last year.

Gross  margins  increased  to 53.7% for the six months ended June  30,
1997 from 52.7% for the six  months ended June 30, 1996.  The increase
in gross margin is the result  of  an  increase  in  the  gross margin
attributable to the rental tool and data acquisition businesses, which
tend  to  have  higher  gross  margins  than  the plug and abandonment
business.  These increases were slightly offset  by an increase in the
use  of  rented marine equipment, primarily in the second  quarter  of
1997.

Depreciation  and  amortization increased 97% for the six months ended
June 30, 1997 over the  six  months  ended June 30, 1996.  Most of the
increase is the result of the acquisitions the Company has made in the
past year.  General and administrative  expenses were 22.4% of revenue
for  the  six  months  ended June 30, 1997 as  compared  to  23.5%  of
revenues for the six months ended June 30, 1996.


Capital Resources and Liquidity
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The Company's net cash generated  from operations was $472,000 for the
six months ended June 30, 1997 as compared  to  $415,000  for  the six
months  ended  June  30, 1996.  The company's working capital position
improved to $5,306,000  at  June 30, 1997 as compared to $2,594,000 at
December 31, 1996.  The Company's current ratio also improved from 1.4
at December 31, 1996 to 1.6 at June 30, 1997.

The  Company's  earnings  before  interest,  taxes,  depreciation  and
amortization (EBITDA) increased to $6,303,000 for the six months ended
as compared to $2,728,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1996.  The
increase in EBITDA is the result  of  the Company's internal growth as
well as the impact of the Company's acquisitions in last year.

In February 1997, the Company acquired  all  of the outstanding common
stock  of  Nautilus Pipe & Tool Rental, Inc. and  Superior  Bearing  &
Machine Works, Inc. (collectively doing business as "Concentric Pipe &
Tool Rentals") for $4,000,000 cash, a promissory note in the principal
amount of $2,150,000  and  420,000  shares of the Company's restricted
common stock.  The amount payable under the promissory note is subject
to certain minimum earnings requirements through December 31, 1999.

On April 30, 1997, the Company acquired  all of the outstanding common
stock of F & F Wireline Service, Inc. for  $900,000  and  a promissory
note  in  the  amount  of  $600,000.   The  amount  payable  under the
promissory  note  is  subject to certain minimum earnings requirements
through December 31, 1999.

On May 31, 1997, the Company acquired, pursuant to a statutory merger,
Tong Rentals and Supply  Company,  Inc.  for  $5,500,000 and 1,100,000
shares of the Company's restricted common stock.

In  February  1997,  in connection with the Company's  acquisition  of
Concentric Pipe & Tool Rentals, the Company borrowed $4,000,000, which
bears interest at the  lender's  prime  rate and requires no principal
payments through December 31, 1997 at which  time it will convert to a
five or seven year term loan (at the Company's  option) with principal
and interest payable monthly at an interest rate  of  8.25%.   In  May
1997, in connection with the Company's acquisition of Tong Rentals and
Supply  Company,  Inc.,  the  Company borrowed $5,500,000, which bears
interest at the lender's prime rate and requires no principal payments
through December 31, 1997 at which  time  it will convert to a five or
seven year term loan with interest payable monthly at an interest rate
of 8.25%.

The  Company  also  maintains  a  revolving credit  facility  of  $4.0
million.   At  June  30,  1997  there  was   approximately  $2,665,000
outstanding under this facility. Management believes  the  combination
of  working capital, the revolving credit facility and cash flow  from
operations provide the Company with sufficient resources and liquidity
to manage  its routine operations.  Any strategic acquisitions will be
funded with  internally  generated funds, borrowed funds, newly issued
common stock or a combination of cash, borrowings and common stock.

Inflation has not had a significant  effect on the Company's financial
condition or operations in recent years.



PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 2.  Changes in Securities
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On May 31, 1997, the Company acquired Tong Rentals and Supply Company,
Inc.   for,  among other things, 1,100,000  shares  of  the  Company's
Common Stock.   These shares were issued in a transaction that did not
involve a public  offering  within  the meaning of Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933 and were also  issued  solely  to an accredited
investor pursuant to Section 4(6) thereunder.


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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a) The following exhibits are filed with this form 10-QSB:

10.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 31, 1997 by  and among the
Company,  Tong Rentals and Supply Acquisition, Inc., Tong Rentals  and
Supply Company,  Inc. and Rufus L. Patin, incorporated by reference to
the Company's Form 8-K dated June 13, 1997.

27.1 Financial Data Schedule

b) Reports on Form 8-K.   The  Company filed a current report on Form
8-K under items 2 and 7 dated June 13, 1997 reporting the  acquisition,  
pursuant to a merger, of Tong Rentals and Supply Company, Inc.



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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                        SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.


Date: August 12, 1997                          By: /s/ Terence E. Hall
                                                   -------------------
                                                       Terence E. Hall
                                                 Chairman of the Board,
                                 Chief Executive Officer and President
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)



Date: August 12, 1997                         By: /s/ Robert S. Taylor
                                                  --------------------
                                                      Robert S. Taylor
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                   (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                                               Officer)



 

5 6-MOS DEC-31-1997 JUN-30-1997 898,000 0 11,903,000 (385,000) 1,309,000 14,530,000 23,598,000 (2,440,000) 54,324,000 9,224,000 0 0 0 20,000 31,200,000 54,324,000 20,089,000 20,089,000 9,293,000 14,949,000 0 0 237,000 4,903,000 1,618,000 3,285,000 0 0 0 3,285,000 0.16 0.16