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                    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 15, 1995

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                         GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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         DELAWARE                      33-58631                 76-0466913
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


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5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON, TEXAS                           77057
                                                                  (Zip Code)

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      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 780-9494
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ITEM 2.  COMBINATION, ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

         On August 15, 1995, the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") among Patrick Petroleum Company ("Patrick"),
La/Cal Energy Partners ("La/Cal"), Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the
"Company" or "Goodrich"), and Goodrich Acquisition, Inc. ("Goodrich
Acquisition") were completed.  The Agreement provided for a combination of
Patrick and La/Cal, as a result of which the businesses previously conducted by
Patrick and La/Cal are now conducted by the Company, which is a Delaware
corporation recently formed for the purpose of consummating such transactions,
and its subsidiaries.  The combination of Patrick and La/Cal was effected
primarily by two concurrent transactions:  (a) the contribution by La/Cal (the
"Asset Transfer") of all of its assets and liabilities (excluding cash and
accounts receivable accrued prior to March 1, 1995, and interest thereon) to
the Company in exchange for 19,765,226  shares of the Company's common stock
(the "Common Stock"); and (b) the merger of Goodrich Acquisition with and into
Patrick (the "Merger") whereby (i) each outstanding share of Patrick common
stock ("Patrick Common Stock") was converted into one share of Common Stock;
(ii) each outstanding share of Patrick Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
("Patrick Preferred Stock") was converted into one share of the Company's
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"); and (iii)
Patrick, the surviving corporation in the Merger, became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.  The Preferred Stock has substantially the same
rights, preferences, qualifications and restrictions as the Patrick Preferred
Stock and is convertible into shares of Common Stock.

         The Merger Agreement and press release announcing the consummation of
the Merger are filed as Exhibits 2.1 and 99.2 hereto, respectively, and are
specifically incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED:

                 It was impracticable to provide the required historical
         financial information for La/Cal by the date this Report was filed
         with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
         Goodrich will provide such information under cover of Form 8-K/A as
         soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 60 days after the
         date this Report was required to be filed with the Commission.  The
         required historical financial information for Patrick was filed by
         Patrick in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended
         June 30, 1995 and such financial information is hereby incorporated by
         reference herein.

         (b)     PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

                 It was impracticable to provide the required pro forma
         financial information by the date this Report was filed with the
         Commission and the required information was not





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         available on such date.  Goodrich will provide such information under
         cover of Form 8-K/A as soon as practicable, but in any event not later
         than 60 days after the date this Report was required to be filed with
         the Commission.

         (c)     EXHIBITS:

         2.1              Agreement and Plan of Merger among Patrick Petroleum
                          Company, La/Cal Energy Partners, Goodrich Petroleum
                          Corporation, and Goodrich Acquisition, Inc. dated as
                          of March 10, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to
                          Appendix I to the Registration Statement on Form S-4
                          (file number 33-58631) of Goodrich Petroleum
                          Corporation).

         2.2              Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger
                          among Patrick Petroleum Company, La/Cal Energy
                          Partners, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Goodrich
                          Acquisition, Inc. dated as of June 12, 1995
                          (Incorporated by reference to Appendix I to the
                          Registration Statement on Form S-4 (file number
                          33-58631) of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation).

         99.1             Prospectus of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation; Patrick
                          Petroleum Company and La/Cal Energy Partners Joint
                          Proxy Statement dated June 16, 1995 (Incorporated by
                          reference to Part I of the Registration Statement on
                          Form S-4 (file number 33-58631) of Goodrich Petroleum
                          Corporation).

         99.2             Press Release of Goodrich dated August 15, 1995.





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                                   SIGNATURE

         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.

                                       GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                       By: /s/WALTER G. GOODRICH
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                                           Walter G. Goodrich
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  August 15, 1995





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT                                                                          
NUMBER                                DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS                     
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  2.1             Agreement and Plan of Merger among Patrick Petroleum Company,
                  La/Cal Energy Partners, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, and
                  Goodrich Acquisition, Inc. dated as of March 10, 1995
                  (Incorporated by reference to Appendix I to the Registration
                  Statement on Form S-4 (file number 33-58631) of Goodrich
                  Petroleum Corporation.)

  2.2             Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among
                  Patrick Petroleum Company, La/Cal Energy Partners, Goodrich
                  Petroleum Corporation and Goodrich Acquisition, Inc. dated as
                  of June 12, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Appendix I to
                  the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (file number 33-58631)
                  of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation.)

 99.1             Prospectus of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation; Patrick Petroleum
                  Company and La/Cal Energy Partners Joint Proxy Statement dated
                  June 16, 1995 (Incorporated by reference to Part I of the
                  Registration Statement on Form S-4 (file number 33-58631) of
                  Goodrich Petroleum Corporation).

 99.2             Press Release of Goodrich dated August 15, 1995.