1 EXHIBIT 23.9 [HUDDLESTON & CO. INC. LETTERHEAD] April 11, 1995 Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 5847 San Felipe, Suite 700 Houston, Texas 77057 Gentlemen: Huddleston & Co., Inc., hereby consents to the use of its name and reference to it as an expert with respect to the information regarding the oil and gas reserves of Patrick Petroleum Company in a Registration Statement on a Form S-4 of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation. HUDDLESTON & CO., INC. By /s/ B.P. HUDDLESTON ------------------------- B.P. Huddleston, P.E.