8-K

                                  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): January 9, 2004

                           Commission File No. 1-8726

                                    RPC, INC.
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                           58-1550825
  (State or other jurisdiction                              (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                        Identification Number)

                 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                 (404) 321-2140
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code




Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 9, 2004, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. Reports
Stock Buyback," that announces the repurchase of 102,800 shares of RPC, Inc.
common stock during the fourth quarter of 2003.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c) Exhibits.

          Exhibit 99 - Press release dated January 9, 2004.

                                   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.

                                          RPC, Inc.

Date: January 9, 2004                     /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Ben M. Palmer
                                          Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99

                       RPC, Inc. Reports Stock Buyback

    ATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) today
reported that during its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2003, it had
purchased for cash on the open market, and retired, a total of 102,800 shares
of its $0.10 par value common stock under its stock buyback program.  The
stock buyback program authorizes the repurchase of up to two million shares.
    RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment
primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in the
exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout
the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest and
Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected international markets.  RPC's oil and
gas services operating business units include Cudd Pressure Control, Patterson
Services, and Bronco Oilfield Services.  RPC's investor Web site can be found
on the Internet at www.rpc.net .

    For information contact:
    BEN M. PALMER                             JIM LANDERS
    Chief Financial Officer                   Corporate Finance
    404.321.2140                              404.321.2162
    irdept@rpc.net

SOURCE  RPC, Inc.
    -0-                             01/09/2004
    /CONTACT:  Ben M. Palmer Chief Financial Officer, +1-404-321-2140, or
irdept@rpc.net, or Jim Landers, Corporate Finance, +1-404-321-2162, both of
RPC, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.rpc.net/
    (RES)

CO:  RPC, Inc.
ST:  Georgia
IN:  OIL
SU: