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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 use of our reserve report dated as of December 31, 1999 and all
references to our firm included in or made a part of the Chesapeake Energy
Corporation Form S-1 to be filed on or about September 15, 2000. We also consent
to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.



                                        /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
                                            RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

September 14, 2000
Houston, Texas