EXHIBIT 23.2

                      CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
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As  independent  oil and gas  consultants,  Ryder Scott  Company,  L.P.,  hereby
consents to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8, to be filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on or about
August 17,  2004, of  information  from our reserve  report dated  February 23,
2004,  entitled  "Chesapeake  Energy Corporation - Estimated Future Reserves and
Income Attributable to Certain Leasehold Interests as of December 31, 2003."

/S/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
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Ryder Scott Company, L.P.


Houston, Texas
August 17, 2004