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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): October 27, 2004

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

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           Delaware                       1-8726                  58-1550825
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(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
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      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 27, 2004,  RPC,  Inc.  issued a press  release  entitled  "RPC,  Inc.
Reports 2004 Third  Quarter  Results,"  that  announced the results of the third
quarter ended September 30, 2004.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)   Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 27, 2004.


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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.

                                           Marine Products Corporation.

Date: October 27, 2004                     /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                           Ben M. Palmer
                                           Vice President,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number             Description
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Exhibit 99                 Press Release dated October 27, 2004