Goodrich Petroleum 10-K 2014 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

1. Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-186129) of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation,

2. Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-178967) of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation,

3. Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-120427) pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plan of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, and

4. Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-138156) pertaining to the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and subsidiary;

of our reports dated February 27, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and subsidiary and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and subsidiary included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Houston, Texas

February 27, 2015