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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                      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-3, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
April 3, 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.

                                       Ryder Scott Company, L.P.

Houston, Texas
April 3, 2001