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): July 11, 2005

                                    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            (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                 File Number)         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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 11, 2005 RPC, Inc. issued a press release titled, "RPC, Inc. Announces
Share Repurchases in the Second Quarter of 2005," that announced share
repurchases that RPC, Inc. made during the second quarter ending June 30, 2005.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated July 11, 2005.


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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: July 11, 2005                                     /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                        Ben M. Palmer
                                                        Vice President,
                                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                                        and Treasurer

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EX-99

                                                                      Exhibit 99

[LOGO] RPC
An Oil & Gas Services Company

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

       RPC, Inc. Announces Share Repurchases in the Second Quarter of 2005

ATLANTA, July 11, 2005 -- RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) announced today share
repurchases for the second quarter of 2005 totaling 683,960 shares at an average
price of $14.82 per share. The Board of Directors approved a program authorizing
the repurchase of up to 5,250,000 million shares. Since the program's inception,
3,442,460 shares have been repurchased, and 1,807,540 additional shares may be
purchased under this program. This program was approved on March 9, 1998 and
does not have an expiration date.

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., please contact:

Ben Palmer
Chief Financial Officer
404.321.2140
irdept@rpc.net

Jim Landers
Corporate Finance
404.321.2162
jlanders@rpc.net