EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of  Chesapeake  Energy  Corporation  of our report  dated
February  29,  2004  relating  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and
financial statement schedule of Chesapeake Energy Corporation,  which appears in
Chesapeake  Energy  Corporation's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003.

/S/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 16, 2004