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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                          APRIL 7, 2004 (APRIL 5, 2004)


                          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 5.  OTHER MATTERS


Chesapeake Energy Corporation  ("Chesapeake") issued a Press Release on April 5,
2004. The following was included in the Press Release:


                     CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
                       FIRST QUARTER 2004 EARNINGS RELEASE
                               AND CONFERENCE CALL

OKLAHOMA  CITY,  OKLAHOMA,   APRIL  5,  2004  -  Chesapeake  Energy  Corporation
(NYSE:CHK)  has scheduled  its first quarter 2004 earnings  release to be issued
after the close of trading on the New York Stock  Exchange on Monday,  April 26,
2004.

A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday  morning,  April 27 at 9:00 am EDT to
discuss the  release.  The  telephone  number to access the  conference  call is
913.981.5572.  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, April 27, 2004 and will
run through midnight  Friday,  May 14, 2004. The number to access the conference
call replay is 719.457.0820; passcode for the replay is 149305.

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 ONE OF THE FIVE LARGEST INDEPENDENT NATURAL GAS
PRODUCERS IN THE U.S.  HEADQUARTERED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE COMPANY'S  OPERATIONS
ARE FOCUSED ON EXPLORATORY  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  DRILLING AND PRODUCING  PROPERTY
ACQUISITIONS  IN THE  MID-CONTINENT,  PERMIAN BASIN,  SOUTH TEXAS AND TEXAS GULF
COAST REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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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:        April 7, 2004

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