EXHIBIT 23

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-70840) on Form S-3 of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation of our report dated
March 21, 2003 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Goodrich
Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears in the December 31, 2002
annual report on Form 10-K of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation.

Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for derivative
instruments and hedging activities in 2001.

KPMG LLP



Shreveport, Louisiana
March 26, 2003