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): September 7, 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 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
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 7, 2005, registrant issued a press release entitled "RPC, Inc. to
Present at the Lehman Brothers 2005 CEO Energy/Power Conference" that announced
a presentation RPC plans to make on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 1:00 P.M.
Eastern time.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated September 7, 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: September 7, 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. to Present at the Lehman Brothers 2005 CEO Energy/Power Conference

ATLANTA, September 7, 2005 -- RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES) announced today that
it will present at the Lehman Brothers 2005 CEO Energy/Power Conference on
Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. Eastern time. The presentation will
provide a corporate overview, highlight the services RPC provides and discuss
the most recent 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
jlanders@rpc.net

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