UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1

[X]  Annual report  pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange
     Act of 1934

[ ]  Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934

                   For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2001

                           Commission File No. 1-8726

                                    RPC, INC.

         Delaware                                        58-1550825
 (State of Incorporation)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

                            2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
                             Atlanta, Georgia 30324
                                 (404) 321-2140

                    Securities registered pursuant to Section
                               12(b) of the Act:

       Title of each class             Name of each exchange on which registered
  Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value                The New York Stock Exchange
(28,704,075 shares outstanding as
     of February 26, 2002)

 The aggregate market value of shares of common stock held by non-affiliates at
                      February 28, 2001 was $160,732,188.

                    Securities registered pursuant to section
                               12(g) of the Act:
                                      None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]

                       Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the Proxy  Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of  Stockholders of
RPC, Inc. are  incorporated  by reference  into Part III, Items 10 through 13 of
this report.




Explanatory Note: The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001. This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A is being filed
to include,  as Exhibit 99.1, a letter to the Commission that the registrant has
received the required  representations  from its  independent  auditors,  Arthur
Andersen  LLP,  as  required  under   Temporary   Final  Rule  and  Final  Rule:
Requirements  for Arthur  Andersen  LLP  Auditing  Clients,  Temporary  Note 3T,
effective March 18, 2002.

     The registrant hereby amends Item 14 of the Form 10-K as follows:

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement schedules, and reports on Form 8-K

     The following documents are filed as part of this report.



                                                                                                     
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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000                                           20
  Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2001                          21
  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2001            22
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2001                      23
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                             24

  SCHEDULES

  Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                                                          42



                                    Exhibits

Exhibit
Number         Description
- --------       -----------------------------------------------------------------

3.1            Restated certificate of incorporation of RPC, Inc.  (incorporated
               herein by reference  to exhibit 3.1 to the Annual  Report on Form
               10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999).

3.2            Bylaws of RPC  (incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b)
               to the  Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended
               December 31, 1993).

4              Form of Common  Stock  (incorporated  herein by  reference to the
               Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               1998).

10.1           RPC's 1994 Employees Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by
               reference to Exhibit A of the definitive  Proxy  Statement  dated
               March 20, 1994).

10.2           Agreement  Regarding  Distribution  and  Plan of  Reorganization,
               dated  February 12 2001,  by and  between  RPC,  Inc.  and Marine
               Products Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
               10.2 to the Form 10 filed on February 13, 2001).

10.3           Employee  Benefits  Agreement  dated  February 12,  2001,  by and
               between RPC,  Inc.,  Chaparral  Boats,  Inc. and Marine  Products
               Corporation  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
               the Form 10 filed on February 13, 2001).

10.4           Transition Support Services Agreement dated February 12, 2001, by
               and  between   RPC,   Inc.   and  Marine   Products   Corporation
               (incorporated  herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 10
               filed on February 13, 2001).

                                       2


10.5           Tax Sharing  Agreement,  dated  February 12, 2001, by and between
               RPC, Inc. and Marine Products Corporation (incorporated herein by
               reference  to Exhibit  10.5 to the Form 10 filed on February  13,
               2001).

21*            Subsidiaries of RPC.

23*            Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

24*            Powers of Attorney for Directors

99.1**         Letter  dated  March 27,  2002,  from  RPC,  Inc.  ("RPC") to the
               Securities and Exchange  Commission stating that RPC has received
               certain  representations from its independent public accountants,
               Arthur Andersen LLP.

- --------------------
*    Previously filed.
**   Filed herewith.

REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

None.



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SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

RPC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
(in thousands)


                                                                                                     
                                                      Balance at          Charged to              Net                Balance
For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000,          Beginning            Cost and           Recoveries            at End of
and 1999                                              of Period            Expenses          (Write-Offs)             Period
- ------------------------------------------------    --------------      ---------------    ------------------    -----------------

Year ended December 31, 2001                            $    4,994          $      300          $    (1,176)     $          4,118
     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Year ended December 31, 2000                            $    4,590          $       26          $       378     $           4,994
     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Year ended December 31, 1999                            $    6,927          $      123          $    (2,460)     $          4,590
     Allowance for Doubtful Accounts







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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                    RPC, INC.

Dated:  March 27, 2002              By: /s/  Ben Palmer
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        Ben Palmer
                                        Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                        and Treasurer






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