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): July 16, 2004

                           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
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)

                 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 July 16,  2004,  registrant  issued a press  release  titled  "RPC,  Inc.  To
Announce  Second  Quarter 2004  Results and Host a  Conference  Call on July 28,
2004" that  announces the date that RPC,  Inc.  will release its second  quarter
2004 results.  This release also provides  information  for the conference  call
that will discuss these results.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)   Exhibits.

            Exhibit 99 - Press release dated July 16, 2004.

                                   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: July 16, 2004                        /s/ BEN M. PALMER
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer