EXHIBIT 99

                    RPC, Inc. Reports Stock Buyback

    ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2003--RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES)
today reported that during its fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2003, it had purchased for cash on the open market, and retired, a
total of 82,800 shares of its $0.10 par value common stock under its
stock buyback program. The stock buyback program authorizes the
repurchase of up to two million shares.
    RPC is a leading provider of specialized oilfield services and
equipment primarily to independent and major oilfield companies
engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas
properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico,
mid-continent, southwest and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected
international markets. RPC's oil and gas services operating
subsidiaries include Cudd Pressure Control, Inc., Patterson Services,
Inc., and Patterson Tubular Services, Inc. RPC's investor Web site can
be found on the Internet at www.rpc.net.

    CONTACT: RPC, Inc., Atlanta
             Ben M. Palmer, 404-321-2140
             irdept@rpc.net
             or
             Jim Landers, 404-321-2162