EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Walter G. Goodrich, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirement of section 13 (a) or 15
          (d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly represents, in all
          material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations in
          the Company.

                                        /s/ Walter G. Goodrich
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                                        Walter G. Goodrich
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        March 27, 2003