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 28, 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 April 28, 2004, registrant issued a press release titled "RPC, Inc. Announces
First Quarter Cash  Dividend,"  that declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03
per share.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c) Exhibits.

            Exhibit 99 - Press release dated April 28, 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: April 28, 2004

                                           /s/ Ben M. Palmer
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer