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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4


                        [RYDER SCOTT COMPANY LETTERHEAD]


                      CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

     As independent oil and gas consultants, Ryder Scott Company, L.P., hereby
consents to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-4, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
May 23, 2001, of information from our reserve report dated as of February 2,
2001 and all references to our firm included in or made a part of the
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                              /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY L.P.
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                                                  Ryder Scott Company L.P.

Houston, Texas
May 21, 2001