Exhibit 99

               RPC, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend

    ATLANTA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES)
Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share
payable December 10, 2004 to common shareholders of record at the close of
business on November 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 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 about RPC, Inc. and/ or this presentation, please contact:

BEN M. PALMER
Chief Financial Officer
404.321.2140
irdept@rpc.net

JIM LANDERS
Corporate Finance
404.321.2162

SOURCE  RPC, Inc.
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    /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, Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.rpc.net /
    (RES)

CO:  RPC, Inc.
ST:  Georgia
IN:  OIL
SU:  DIV