RPC, Inc. Plans to Announce First Quarter Financial Results during a Conference Call on April 26, 2006

ATLANTA, April 14, 2006 – The RPC Incorporated (NYSE: RES) announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 before the market opens. In conjunction with its earnings release, the Company will host a conference call to review the Company’s financial and operating results on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 8 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (888) 744-3690 or (706) 643-1513 for international callers. For interested individuals unable to join the call, a replay will be available until midnight on May 3, 2006 by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, conference ID 8015426. This call also will be broadcast and archived on the company’s investor Web site at http://www.rpc.net. Interested parties are encouraged to click on the webcast link 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call.

RPC, an oil and gas services company, provides a broad range 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 business units include Cudd Pressure Control, Patterson Services and Bronco Oilfield Services. RPC’s investor Web site can be found on the Internet at www.rpc.net.

Disclaimer:
Certain statements and information included on this Web site constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding RPC’s future performance. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of RPC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Such risks include the possibility of declines in the price of oil and natural gas, which tend to result in a decrease in drilling activity and therefore a decline in the demand for our services, the ultimate impact of current and potential political unrest and armed conflict in the oil-producing regions of the world, which could impact drilling activity, adverse weather conditions in oil or gas producing regions, competition in the oil and gas industry, and risks of international operations. Additional discussion of factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from management’s projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is contained in RPC’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2004.

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Jim Landers

Corporate Finance

RPC, Inc.

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