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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): September 1, 2005

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

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          Delaware                        1-8726                  58-1550825
(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

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Item 8.01 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 1, 2005, RPC, Inc. issued a press release entitled "RPC, Inc.
Announces Sale of Operating Equipment," which announced the sale of the
operating assets of its hammer, casing, laydown and torque-turn services to
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated September 1, 2005.



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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.

                                                     RPC, Inc.

Date: September 1, 2005                              /s/ BEN M. PALMER
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                                                     Ben M. Palmer
                                                     Vice President,
                                                     Chief Financial Officer and
                                                     Treasurer


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