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 13, 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
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 13, 2006, RPC, Inc. issued a press release  entitled "RPC, Inc. Plans to
Announce Second Quarter  Financial  Results during a Conference Call on July 26,
2006." The press  release  announced  that date that RPC,  Inc. will release its
second  quarter 2006 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 July 13, 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: July 13, 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 Service Company


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


          RPC, Inc. Plans to Announce Second Quarter Financial Results
                   during a Conference Call on July 26, 2006

ATLANTA, July 13, 2006 - The RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES) announced today that
it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006
on Wednesday, July 26, 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, July 26, 2006 at 9 a.m.
Eastern Daylight 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 August 2,
2006 by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, conference ID 2865626. 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

                                                                     www.rpc.net