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): October 10, 2003


                           Commission File No. 1-8726




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

             Delaware                             58-1550825
  (State or other jurisdiction          (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
of 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 and Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 10, 2003, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. Reports
Stock Buyback," that announces the repurchase of 82,800 shares of RPC, Inc.
common stock during the third quarter of 2003.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (c) Exhibits.

        Exhibit 99 - Press release dated October 10, 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: October 10, 2003                     /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                           -------------------------------
                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99

                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

                    RPC, Inc. Reports Stock Buyback

    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2003--RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES)
today reported that during its fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2003, it had purchased for cash on the open market, and retired, a
total of 82,800 shares of its $0.10 par value common stock under its
stock buyback program. The stock buyback program authorizes the
repurchase of up to two million shares.
    RPC is a leading provider 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, Inc., Atlanta
             Ben M. Palmer, 404-321-2140
             irdept@rpc.net
             or
             Jim Landers, 404-321-2162