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): January 25, 2006

                                    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 January 24, 2006,  RPC,  Inc.  issued a press  release  entitled  "RPC,  Inc.
Announces  Increased  Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend and Plans to Announce  Fourth
Quarter and Annual 2005 Financial  Results during a Conference  Call on February
15, 2006." The press release  announced that the Board of Directors  declared an
increased quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share and also announced the date that
RPC, Inc.  will release its Fourth  Quarter and Annual 2005  financial  results.
This release also provided the related conference call information.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated January 24, 2006.


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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: January 24, 2006                          /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 Increased Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend and Plans to Announce
    Fourth Quarter and Annual 2005 Financial Results during a Conference Call
                              on February 15, 2006

ATLANTA, January 24, 2006 - The RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES) Board of Directors
declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable March
10, 2006 to common shareholders of record at the close of business on February
10, 2006.

RPC also announced today that it will release its financial results for the
fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2005 on Wednesday, February
15, 2006 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, February 15, 2006 at 8 a.m. Eastern Time.

Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (888)
744-3690 or (706) 643-1513 for international callers. For interested individuals
unable to join the call, a replay will be available until midnight on February
22, 2006 by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, conference ID 4071323.
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, 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 www.rpc.net.

For information about RPC, Inc. and/ or this event, please contact:

Ben Palmer
Chief Financial Officer
404.321.2140
irdept@rpc.net

Jim Landers
Corporate Finance
404.321.2162
jlanders@rpc.net