8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K




                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2003


                           Commission File No. 1-8726




                                    RPC, INC.
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                58-1550825
(State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 incorporation or organization)


                 2170 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)


                                 (404) 321-2140
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code









Item 5.  Other Events

On April 23, 2003, registrant issued a press release entitled "RPC, Inc,
Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend," that announced the declaration of a
quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.025 per share.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (c) Exhibits.

        Exhibit 20 - Press release dated April 23, 2003.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          RPC, Inc.

Date: April 23, 2003                      /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Ben M. Palmer
                                          Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-20

                                                                Exhibit 20

RPC, Inc. Announces First Quarter Cash Dividend

    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003--The RPC Incorporated
(NYSE: RES) Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash
dividend of $0.025 per share payable June 10, 2003 to common
shareholders of record at the close of business May 9, 2003.
    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
subsidiaries include Cudd Pressure Control, Inc., Patterson Services,
Inc., and Patterson Tubular Services, Inc. RPC's investor Web site can
be found on the Internet at www.rpc.net.

    CONTACT: RPC, Atlanta
             Ben M. Palmer, 404/321-2140
             irdept@rpc.net
             or
             Jim Landers, 404/321-2162
             www.rpc.net