SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


              CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
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                          JUNE 23, 2003 (JUNE 24, 2003)




                          CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



        OKLAHOMA                      1-13726                     73-1395733
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)          (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


6100 NORTH WESTERN AVENUE,        OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA           73118
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)



                                 (405) 848-8000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         Chesapeake Energy Corporation  ("Chesapeake") issued a Press Release on
June 23, 2003. The following was included in the Press Release:


                     CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
                 SECOND QUARTER 2003 EARNINGS RELEASE
                               AND CONFERENCE CALL

     OKLAHOMA  CITY,  OKLAHOMA,  JUNE 23, 2003 - Chesapeake  Energy  Corporation
(NYSE:CHK) has scheduled its second quarter  earnings release to be issued after
the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, July 28, 2003.

     A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday  morning,  July 29, 2003 at 9:00
am EDT to discuss the release.  The  telephone  number to access the  conference
call is  913.981.5533.  We encourage  those who would like to participate in the
call to place your calls between 8:50 and 9:00 am EDT.

     For those unable to participate  in the  conference  call, a replay will be
available for audio playback at 12:00 pm EDT on Tuesday,  July 29, 2003 and will
run  through  midnight  Monday,  August  11,  2003.  The  number to  access  the
conference call replay is 719.457.0820; passcode for the replay is 448860.

     The conference  call will also be simulcast live on the Internet and can be
accessed by going directly to the Chesapeake  website at  WWW.CHKENERGY.COM  and
selecting "Conference Calls" under the "Investor Relations" section. The webcast
of the conference call will be available on our website indefinitely.

     Chesapeake Energy  Corporation is the 8th largest  independent  natural gas
producer in the U.S.  Headquartered  in Oklahoma City, the company's  operations
are  focused  on 3-D  seismic  delineated  exploratory  drilling  combined  with
developmental  drilling and producing property acquisitions in the Mid-Continent
region   of   the   United   States.   The   company's   Internet   address   is
WWW.CHKENERGY.COM.


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                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                              CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION


                                              BY: /S/ AUBREY K. MCCLENDON
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                                                      AUBREY K. MCCLENDON
                                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

Dated:        June 24, 2003



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