 | Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
6100 North Western Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 | |
April 9, 2018
Via EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| RE: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-223189) filed on February 23, 2018 | |||
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Chesapeake Energy Corporation hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-223189) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective on April 11, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
[Signature on following page]
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | |
| Domenic J. Dell'Osso, Jr. | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| cc: | Clinton W. Rancher Baker Botts L.L.P. | ||