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