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): July 16, 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 July 16,  2004,  registrant  issued a press  release  titled  "RPC,  Inc.  To
Announce  Second  Quarter 2004  Results and Host a  Conference  Call on July 28,
2004" that  announces the date that RPC,  Inc.  will release its second  quarter
2004 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 July 16, 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: July 16, 2004                        /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99

 RPC, Inc. To Announce Second Quarter 2004 Results and Host a Conference Call
                               on July 28, 2004

    ATLANTA, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES)
today announced that it will release its financial results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2004 on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 before the market
opens.  In conjunction with its earnings release, the Company will host a
conference call to review the Company's financial and operating results on
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time.

    Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should call
(877) 270-4074 or (706) 643-7871 for international callers.  For interested
individuals unable to join the call, a replay will be available until midnight
on August 6, 2004 by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, conference ID
8506550. This call also will be broadcast and archived on the company's
investor Web site at http://www.rpc.net .  Interested parties are encouraged
to click on the webcast link 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the
conference call.

    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 http://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-                             07/16/2004
    /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 Incorporated/
    /Web site:  http://www.rpc.net/
    (RES)

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