July 9, 2015
Via EDGAR
Mr. Ethan Horowitz
Branch Chief
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Chesapeake Energy Corporation Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014 Filed February 27, 2015 Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 Filed May 6, 2015 File No. 1-13726 |
Dear Mr. Horowitz:
This letter is to confirm our conversation with the staff on July 8, 2015 regarding our request for an extension of time to respond to your comment letter dated June 24, 2015. As discussed, we requested additional time due to the business and travel commitments of key personnel responsible for the preparation, review and approval of our response.
We appreciate your agreement to extend our comment response time to Thursday, July 23, 2015.
Sincerely,
/s/ J. David Hershberger
J. David Hershberger
Assistant General Counsel - Corporate
cc: Tull Florey, Baker Botts L.L.P.
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