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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Chesapeake Energy Corporation on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-07255 and
333-30324) of our report dated June 28, 2000, on our audits of the statements of
net assets available for benefits of the Chesapeake Energy Corporation Savings
and Incentive Stock Bonus Plan, as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related
statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then
ended, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 11-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
June 28, 2000
