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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         Date of Report: April 24, 2003


                             HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware                            1-4221                        73-0679879
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(State or other                (Commission File               (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                   Number)                       Identification
incorporation)                                                     Number)


Utica at Twenty-first Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma                   74114
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(Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


                                 (918) 742-5531
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

  (c)    Exhibits

         99.1  Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated April 24,
               2003.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On April 24, 2003, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. ("Registrant") announced its
financial results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the
press release is furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") with this current report on Form 8-K as an
exhibit. The information in this current report is being furnished pursuant to
Item 12 under Item 9 of Form 8-K as directed by the Commission in Release No.
34-47583.

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements 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.

                                      HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC.



                                      By:    /s/ STEVEN R. MACKEY
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                                         Name:   Steven R. Mackey
                                         Title:  Vice President



Dated:   April 24, 2003

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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99.1             Helmerich & Payne, Inc. earnings press release dated April 24, 2003
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