Chesapeake Energy Corporation
6100 North Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118
December 2, 2021
VIA EDGAR AND E-MAIL
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-6010
| Re: | Chesapeake Energy Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-260833) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-260833), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), to 1:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on December 6, 2021, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with our counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, by calling Kevin M. Richardson at (713) 546-7415.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ J. David Hershberger | |
| J. David Hershberger | ||
| Corporate Governance and Securities Counsel | ||
| CC: | William N. Finnegan IV, Latham & Watkins LLP |
| Kevin M. Richardson, Latham & Watkins LLP |