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 20, 2004

                           Commission File No. 1-8726

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

            Delaware                                            58-1550825
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
 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 20, 2004, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. To
Announce Year End 2003 Results and Host a Conference Call on February 17, 2004,"
that announces the date that RPC, Inc. will release its fourth quarter and
year-end results. This release also provides information for the conference call
that will discuss these results.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit 99 - Press release dated January 20, 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 20, 2004                     /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer