8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                 October 4, 2004

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

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          Delaware                       1-8726                   58-1550825
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

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

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


      Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 4, 2004, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. to
Present at the New York Society of Security Analysts Seventh Annual Energy
Conference," that announced a presentation that RPC was to make on October 7,
2004 at 9:50 AM.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 4, 2004.


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, RPC,
Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                                                         RPC, Inc.

Date: October 4, 2004                       By:      /s/ Ben M. Palmer
                                                 _______________________________
                                                         Ben M. Palmer
                                                         Vice President,
                                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                                         and Treasurer


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EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99

RPC, Inc. to Present at the New York Society of Security Analysts Seventh
                      Annual Energy Industry Conference

    ATLANTA, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES)
announced today that it will present at the New York Society of Security
Analysts (NYSSA) Seventh Annual Energy Industry Conference on Thursday,
October 7, 2004 at 9:50 A.M.  The presentation will provide a corporate
overview of the company, highlight the services RPC provides, and provide an
overview of RPC's most recently published financial results.  Management's
remarks will be available in real time at http://www.rpc.net .  Playback of
the webcast will be available on the website after the presentation.

    RPC, an oil and gas services company, 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 more information about RPC, Inc. and/or this presentation, please
contact:

     Jim Landers
     Corporate Finance
     404.321.2162
     irdept@rpc.net

     Natasha Coleman
     Investor Relations & Corporate Communication
     404.321.2172
     ncoleman@rpc.net

SOURCE  RPC, Inc.
    -0-                             10/04/2004
    /CONTACT:  Jim Landers, Corporate Finance, +1-404-321-2162, or
irdept@rpc.net , or Natasha Coleman, Investor Relations & Corporate
Communication, +1-404-321-2172, or ncoleman@rpc.net , both of RPC, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.rpc.net/
    (RES)

CO:  RPC, Inc.; New York Society of Security Analysts
ST:  Georgia
IN:  OIL
SU:  MAV CCA