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): April 28, 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 April 28, 2004, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. Announces
First Quarter Cash  Dividend,"  that declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03
per share.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c) Exhibits.

            Exhibit 99 - Press release dated April 28, 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: April 28, 2004

                                           /s/ Ben M. Palmer
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                RPC, Inc. Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend

    ATLANTA, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The RPC Incorporated
(NYSE: RES) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of
$0.03 per share payable June 10, 2004 to common shareholders of record at the
close of business May 10, 2004.

    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 subsidiaries include Cudd Pressure Control, Inc.,
Patterson Services, Inc., and Bronco Oilfield Services, Inc.  RPC's investor
Web site can be found on the Internet at www.rpc.net .


     For information contact:
     BEN M. PALMER
     Chief Financial Officer
     404.321.2140

     JIM LANDERS
     Corporate Finance
     404.321.2162
     irdept@rpc.net


SOURCE  RPC Incorporated
    -0-                             04/28/2004
    /CONTACT:  Ben M. Palmer, Chief Financial Officer, +1-404-321-2140
Jim Landers, Corporate Finance, +1-404-321-2162, or irdept@rpc.net, both Of
RPC Incorporated/
    /Web site:  http://www.rpc.net /
    (RES)

CO:  RPC Incorporated
ST:  Georgia
IN:  OIL
SU:  DIV