SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK $.20 PAR VALUE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
382410 40 5
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(CUSIP Number)
Lonnie Shaw
333 Texas Street, Suite 1375
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-429-1375
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 31, 1999
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP No. 382410 40 5 Page 2 of 6
1. Name of Reporting Persons and IRS or SS Identification Number:
Sheldon Appel
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with:
5. Sole Voting Power
449,937
6. Shared Voting Power
0
7. Sole Dispositive Power
449,937
8. Shared Dispositive Power
0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
449,937
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain Shares
No
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
8.4%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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CUSIP No. 382410 40 5 Page 3 of 6
1. Name of Reporting Persons and IRS or SS Identification Number:
Erwin and Essie Appel Trust of 1975, Sheldon Appel, Trustee
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) N/A
(b) N/A
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
California
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with:
5. Sole Voting Power
305,626
6. Shared Voting Power
0
7. Sole Dispositive Power
305,626
8. Shared Dispositive Power
0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
305,626
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain Shares
No
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
5.7%
12. Type of Reporting Person
OO-trust
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's principal executive offices:
815 Walker Street, Suite 1040
Houston, Texas 77002
Item 2(a) Name of person filing:
1. Sheldon Appel
2. Erwin and Essie Appel Trust of 1975, Sheldon Appel, Trustee
Item 2(b) Address of principal business office or, if none, residence:
1. 2148 Federal Avenue, Suite A
Los Angeles, CA 90025
2. 2148 Federal Avenue, Suite A
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
1. United States
2. California
Item 2(d) Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, $.20 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 382410 40 5
Item 3 Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
449,937*
(b) Percent of class:
8.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote -
449,937
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote -
0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -
449,937
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -
0
* Such 449,937 shares of Common Stock includes: (i) 109,136 shares of Common
Stock held by Mr. Appel; (ii) 27,925 shares of Common Stock issuable to
Sheldon Appel Company, a partnership over which Mr. Appel exercises sole
voting and investment power, upon the conversion of 67,015 shares of Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock issued by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation;
(iii) 305,626 shares of Common Stock issuable to Erwin and Essie Appel
Trust of 1975, Sheldon Appel, Trustee, upon the conversion of 274,017
shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued by Goodrich Petroleum
Corporation; and (iv) 7,250 shares of Common Stock issuable to Mr. Appel
upon the exercise of currently outstanding stock options issued pursuant
to the Company's Nonemployee Directors Compensation Plan.
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Item 5-9 Not Applicable
Item 10 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or
effect.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 14, 2000
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/s/ Sheldon Appel
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Sheldon Appel
Erwin and Essie Appel Trust of 1975
/s/ Sheldon Appel
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Sheldon Appel, Trustee
