EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of 
our reports included in this Form 10-K, into RPC, Inc.'s previously filed 
Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 33-5527) and its previously filed Form 
S-8 Registration Statement (No. 33-75652).

                                             Arthur Andersen LLP
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Atlanta, Georgia
March 18, 1996