As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 1997. Registration No. 333- 15987 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No. 2 TO FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1503 Engineers Road 75-2379388 (State or other jurisdiction Belle Chasse, LA 70037 (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) (504) 393-7774 Identification No.) (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of the registrant's principal executive offices) Terence E. Hall Superior Energy Services, Inc. Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President 1503 Engineers Road Belle Chasse, Louisiana 70037 (504) 393-7774 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copy to: William B. Masters, Esq. Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P. 201 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70170 Fax: 504-582-8012 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not Applicable If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. * If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 shall become effective in accordance with Section 8(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(c), may determine. Deregistration In accordance with the undertakings contained in Part II of this Registration Statement and Item 512 of Regulation S-K, Superior Energy Services, Inc. ("Superior") has filed this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to remove from registration all of the securities registered under this Registration Statement, which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. Superior hereby removes from registration 708,491 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, registered by Superior in this Registration Statement, which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form SB-2 and has duly caused this post-effective amendment No. 2 on Form SB-2 to the registration statement on Form SB-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Belle Chasse, State of Louisiana, on October 23, 1997. SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Terence E. Hall -------------------- Terence E. Hall Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President Signature Title Date /s/ Terence E. Hall Chairman of the Board, October 23, 1997 Terence E. Hall Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) * Chief Financial Officer (Principal October 23, 1997 Robert S. Taylor Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) * Director October 23, 1997 Ernest J. Yancey, Jr. * Director October 23, 1997 James E. Rayannack * Director October 23, 1997 Richard J. Lazes * Director October 23, 1997 Kenneth C. Boothe * Director October 23, 1997 Bradford Small * Director October 23, 1997 Justin L. Sullivan By: /s/ Terence E. Hall Attorney-in-fact