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

September 8, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-12719		76-0466193
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification Number)

808 Travis Street, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)

(713) 780-9494
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02.		Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on September 8, 2008 announcing the Company’s proved reserves as of June 30, 2008, the completion of an acquisition of additional acreage in the Angelina River Trend, and providing an update on its Haynesville Shale activity.

     A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

     (d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued September 8, 2008.

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: September 8, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued September 8, 2008.