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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOODRICH WALTER G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP [GDP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GOODRICH PETROLEUM, 808 TRAVIS, SUITE 1320 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2006 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 23.39

02/09/2006(1)

A

135,000

(2)

12/05/2015

Common Stock

135,000

$ 0

205,000

D

Phantom Stock

(3)

02/09/2006

A

3,932

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

3,932

$ 0

38,615

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOODRICH WALTER G C/O GOODRICH PETROLEUM 808 TRAVIS, SUITE 1320 HOUSTON, TX 77002	X		Vice Chairman & CEO

Signatures

/s/Walter G. Goodrich		02/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option grant was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") on December 6, 2005, subject to stockholder approval of the extension of the stock option plan under which the option was granted. As of February 9, 2006, the Company's reporting persons collectively own more than 50% of the shares eligible to vote. Thus, stockholder approval is no longer contingent, although formal stockholder approval will not occur until the Company's annual meeting, expected to occur in early April, 2006.
(2)	The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 6, 2006.
(3)	1-for-1
(4)	The phantom stock award was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on December 6, 2005, subject to stockholder approval of the extension of the stock option plan under which the award was granted As of February 9, 2006, the Company's reporting persons collectively own more than 50% of the shares eligible to vote. Thus, stockholder approval is no longer contingent, although formal stockholder approval will not occur until the Company's annual meeting, expected to occur in early April, 2006. The phantom stock vests in increments of one-third on the anniversary date of the grant for the next three years. As a result, the reporting person will receive 1,310 shares of common stock of the Company (or cash equal to the value of the common stock on the settlement date, in the sole discretion of the Company) on December 6, 2006, 2007 and 2008, provided the reporting person remains an employee of the Company on those dates.

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