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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4


               CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERS


     As independent petroleum engineers, Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Engineers
hereby consents to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the "Company") of all references
to our reports and our firm included in or made a part of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. This registration
statement on Form S-8 is to be filed on or about February 15, 2000.








                                   RYDER SCOTT COMPANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

Houston, Texas
February 15, 2000