SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20549


                           FORM 8-K/A
                                
                       (AMENDMENT NO. 1)
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT

               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 30, 1996



                 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 Delaware                 1-13726                 73-1395733
 (State or other        (Commission              (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of       File Number)            Identification)
 incorporation)

                   6104 North Western Avenue
                 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73118
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                
                                
                                
                         (405) 848-8000
                 Registrant's telephone number,
                      including area code

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired Audited Financial Statements Report of Independent Accountants Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses for the year ended June 30, 1995 and the nine months ended March 31, 1996 Notes to Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses (b) Pro Forma Financial Information (unaudited) Pro Forma Financial Information Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1996 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended June 30, 1995 Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended March 31, 1996 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Chesapeake Energy Corporation We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties, as defined in Note 1, for the year ended June 30, 1995. This statement is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the statement based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The accompanying statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for inclusion in the Form 8-K of Chesapeake Energy Corporation dated April 30, 1996) as described in Note 2 and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the revenues and expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties. In our opinion, the statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and direct operating expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties (and was prepared as described in Note 2 of the statement) for the year ended June 30, 1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P. Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 9, 1996

AMERADA HESS PROPERTIES STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES (in thousands) Nine months Ended Year Ended March 31, 1996 June 30, 1995 (unaudited) ------------- ------------- Revenues: Oil and gas sales $ 7,882 $ 8,414 Direct operating expense: Lease operating expenses 948 1,049 ----------- ----------- Excess of revenues over direct operating expenses $ 6,934 $ 7,365 =========== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

AMERADA HESS PROPERTIES NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES NOTE 1 - THE PROPERTIES - ----------------------- On April 30, 1996, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the "Company") purchased interests in certain producing and nonproducing oil and gas properties (collectively, the "Amerada Hess Properties") from the Amerada Hess Corporation ("Amerada Hess") for $35 million, subject to adjustment for activity after the effective date of January 1, 1996. The Amerada Hess Properties, most of which are operated by the Company, are located in the Knox and Golden Trend fields of southern Oklahoma. The Company estimates that it acquired approximately 58 billion cubic feet equivalent ("Bcfe") of proved oil and gas reserves. Additionally, the Company acquired approximately 14,000 net acres of unevaluated leasehold. NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION - ------------------------------ During the periods presented, the Amerada Hess Properties were owned by Amerada Hess and were not accounted for as a separate entity. Certain costs, such as general and administrative expenses, interest expense and corporate taxes were not allocated to the Amerada Hess Properties by Amerada Hess. Accordingly, full separate financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles do not exist and are not practicable to obtain in these circumstances. The Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses (the "Statement") was derived from the historical accounting records that the Company main- tains as the Company is operator of substantially all of the Amerada Hess Properties and represents only the net interests in the Amerada Hess Properties acquired by the Company. Such information is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Depreciation, depletion and amortization, general and administrative expenses, interest expense and income taxes are not included. Accordingly, the Statement is not intended to present the financial position and results of operations in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. NOTE 3 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION - ---------------------------------- The Company serves as operator for substantially all of the wells included in the Amerada Hess Properties. NOTE 4 - SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND GAS INFORMATION (Unaudited) - --------------------------------------------------------- Information with respect to historical oil and gas producing activities of the Amerada Hess Properties acquired by the Company is presented in the following tables in compliance with FASB Statement No. 69 "Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities". Reserve information with regard to the Amerada Hess Properties is based on the June 30, 1995 reserve report prepared internally by the Company in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

Estimated Proved Reserves - ------------------------- Proved reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil and natural gas which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are those which are expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. The following table sets forth proved and proved developed reserves for the Amerada Hess Properties as of June 30, 1995 and the related changes in such reserves for the year ended June 30, 1995 (unaudited): As of or for the year ended June 30, 1995 --------------------------- Oil Gas (Mbls) (MMcf) Proved reserves: Beginning Balance 1,152 57,178 Production (146) (2,839) ----- ------ Ending Balance 1,006 54,339 ===== ====== Proved developed reserves: Beginning Balance 770 25,638 Ending Balance 624 22,799 Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves Estimated future net cash flows from proved reserves of the Amerada Hess Properties as of June 30, 1995 are presented in the following table (in thousands), (unaudited): As of June 30, 1995 ------------------- Future cash inflows $ 107,443 Future production costs (26,041) Future development costs (21,701) Future income tax provision (10,107) ----------- Future net cash flows 49,594 Discounted at 10% per year (23,309) ----------- Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $ 26,285 ========== Future cash inflows were estimated by applying June 30, 1995 prices to the estimated future production of proved reserves. Such prices were $17.67 per Bbl and $1.65 per Mcf. The future revenue streams were reduced by estimated future operating costs (including production taxes) and future development and abandonment costs, all of which were based on current costs to determine the pretax net cash inflows. Future net cash inflows were discounted using a 10% annual discount rate to arrive at the standardized measure of future net cash flows.

Change in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves The following table sets forth the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from proved reserves for the year ended June 30, 1995 (in thousands) (unaudited): As of or for the year ended June 30, 1995 ------------- Balance, beginning of year $ 36,039 Sales, net of production expenses (6,934) Net changes in sales and transfer prices, net of production expenses (5,250) Net change in income taxes (1,174) Accretion of discount 3,604 ------------ Balance, end of year $ 26,285 ============ The information presented with respect to estimated future net revenues and cash flows and the present value thereof is not intended to represent the fair value of oil and gas reserves. Actual future prices and production and development costs may vary significantly from those in effect at June 30, 1995, and actual future production may not occur in the periods or amounts projected. This information is presented to allow a reasonable comparison of reserve values prepared using standardized measurement criteria and should be used only for that purpose.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements are presented to reflect the acquisition by Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the "Company") of certain producing and non-producing oil and gas properties (collectively the "Amerada Hess Properties") of Amerada Hess Corporation ("Amerada Hess") in Oklahoma. The acquisition closed on April 30, 1996, and was effective January 1, 1996. Historical information presented for the Amerada Hess Properties consists of the unaudited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses. During the periods presented, the Amerada Hess Properties were owned by Amerada Hess and were not accounted for as a separate entity. Certain costs, such as general and administrative expenses, interest expense and corporate taxes were not allocated to the Amerada Hess Properties by Amerada Hess. Accordingly, full separate financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles do not exist and are not practicable to obtain in these circumstances. The unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet is presented as if the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties occurred on March 31, 1996. The unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 1995, and the nine months ended March 31, 1996, are presented as if the acquisition occurred on July 1, 1994. The pro forma financial statements are presented based on adjustments to the historical financial statements of the Company, and the audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties, and are not necessarily indicative of future operations of the Company. The unaudited pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes thereto and the Audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties included in item 7(a) of the Form 8-K. In addition, reference should be made to the financial statements of the Company included in the Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995, and included in the Form 10-Q for the nine months ended March 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (unaudited) MARCH 31, 1996 Historical Pro Forma Chesapeake Adjustments Combined ---------- ----------- -------- (in thousands) CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 25,948 $ --- $ 25,948 Accounts receivable 47,416 160 (a) 47,576 Inventory 7,066 --- 7,066 Other 1,798 --- 1,798 -------- -------- -------- 82,228 160 82,388 -------- -------- -------- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Oil and gas properties, full cost method Evaluated oil and gas properties 279,668 24,560 (a) 304,228 Unevaluated properties 76,265 14,024 (a) 90,289 Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (77,089) --- (77,089) -------- -------- -------- 278,844 38,584 317,428 Service properties, equipment, and other 22,505 --- 22,505 Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (5,797) --- (5,797) -------- -------- -------- 295,552 38,584 334,136 -------- -------- -------- OTHER ASSETS 6,939 --- 6,939 -------- -------- -------- TOTAL ASSETS $384,719 $ 38,744 $423,463 ======== ======== ======== CURRENT LIABILITIES Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $ 8,496 $ --- $ 8,496 Accounts payable 62,491 --- 62,491 Related party payables 6,000 --- 6,000 Accrued liabilities and other 8,048 --- 8,048 Revenues and royalties due others 31,977 --- 31,977 Income taxes payable 116 --- 116 -------- -------- -------- 117,128 --- 117,128 -------- -------- -------- LONG-TERM DEBT 184,084 38,744 (a) 222,828 -------- -------- -------- OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 18,750 --- 18,750 -------- -------- -------- STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Common stock 1,784 --- 1,784 Paid-in capital 32,354 --- 32,354 Accumulated earnings 30,619 --- 30,619 -------- -------- -------- 64,757 --- 64,757 -------- -------- --------- TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $384,719 $ 38,744 $423,463 ======== ======== ======== The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 Historical Amerada Hess Pro Forma Chesapeake Properties Adjustments Combined ---------- ------------ ----------- -------- (in thousands, except per share amounts) REVENUES Oil an gas sales $ 56,983 $ 7,882 $ --- $ 64,865 Oil and gas service operations 8,836 --- --- 8,836 Interest and other 1,524 --- --- 1,524 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total revenues 67,343 7,882 --- 75,225 -------- -------- -------- -------- COST AND EXPENSES Production expenses and taxes 4,256 948 --- 5,204 Oil and gas service operations 7,747 --- --- 7,747 Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortiza- tion 25,410 --- 2,972 (b) 28,382 Depreciation and amorti- zation of other assets 1,765 --- --- 1,765 General and administrative, net 3,578 --- --- (c) 3,578 Interest and other 6,627 --- 2,236 (d) 8,863 -------- -------- -------- ------- Total costs and expenses 49,383 948 5,208 55,539 -------- -------- -------- ------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 17,960 6,934 (5,208) 19,686 INCOME TAX EXPENSE 6,299 2,461 (1,849) 6,911 -------- -------- -------- -------- NET INCOME $ 11,661 $ 4,473 $ (3,359) $ 12,775 ======== ======== ======== ======== EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE COMPUTATION Net income available to common $ 11,661 $ 12,775 ======== ======== Net income per common share $ 0.63 $ 0.69 ======== ======== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 18,624 18,624 ======== ======== The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 Historical Amerada Hess Pro Forma Chesapeake Properties Adjustments Combined ---------- ----------- ----------- -------- (in thousands, except per share amounts) REVENUES Oil and gas sales $ 77,237 $ 8,414 $ --- $ 85,651 Gas marketing sales 15,345 --- --- 15,345 Oil and gas service operations 5,317 --- --- 5,317 Interest and other 2,041 --- --- 2,041 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total revenues 99,940 8,414 --- 108,354 -------- -------- -------- -------- COST AND EXPENSES Production expenses and taxes 5,839 1,049 --- 6,888 Gas marketing expenses 14,554 --- --- 14,554 Oil and gas service operations 4,263 --- --- 4,263 Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortization 35,268 --- 3,280 (b) 38,548 Depreciation and amortization of other assets 2,151 --- --- 2,151 General and administrative, net 3,347 --- --- (c) 3,347 Interest and other 9,717 --- 1,677 (d) 11,394 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total costs and expenses 75,139 1,049 4,957 81,145 -------- -------- -------- -------- INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 24,801 7,365 (4,957) 27,209 INCOME TAX EXPENSE 8,804 2,615 (1,760) 9,659 -------- -------- -------- -------- NET INCOME $ 15,997 $ 4,750 $ (3,197) $ 17,550 ======== ======== ======== ======== EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE COMPUTATION Net income available to common $ 15,997 $ 17,550 ======== ======== Net income per common share $ 0.83 $ 0.91 ======== ======== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 19,328 19,328 ======== ======== The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) Note 1 - Summary of Transaction and Basis of Presentation - --------------------------------------------------------- On April 30, 1996, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the "Company") purchased interests in certain producing and nonproducing oil and gas properties (collectively, the "Amerada Hess Properties") from the Amerada Hess Corporation ("Amerada Hess") for $35 million, subject to adjustment for activity after the effective date of January 1, 1996. The properties, most of which are operated by the Company, are located in the Knox and Golden Trend fields of southern Oklahoma. The Company estimates that it ac- quired approximately 58 billion cubic feet equivalent ("Bcfe") of proved oil and gas reserves. Additionally, the Company acquired approximately 14,000 net acres of unevaluated leasehold. The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements are presented to reflect the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties. The unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet is presented as if the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties occurred on March 31, 1996. The unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations for the year ended June 30, 1995, and the nine months ended March 31, 1996, are presented as if the acquisition occurred on July 1, 1994. The pro forma financial statements are presented based on adjustments to the historical financial statements of the Company, and the audited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the Amerada Hess Properties, and are not necessarily indicative of future operations for the Company. During the periods presented, the Amerada Hess Properties were owned by Amerada Hess and were not accounted for as a separate entity. Certain costs, such as general and administrative expenses, interest expense and corporate taxes were not allocated to the Amerada Hess Properties by Amerada Hess. Accordingly, full separate financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles do not exist and are not practicable to obtain in these circumstances. Note 2 - Pro Forma Adjustments (unaudited) - ------------------------------------------ The unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statements of Operations reflect the following adjustments: (a) - To reflect the use of debt proceeds for the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties. The purchase price of the assets acquired was allocated as follows (in thousands): Proved oil & gas properties $ 24,560 Unevaluated oil & gas properties 14,024 Joint interest billing accounts receivable 160 -------- $ 38,744 ======== (b) - To adjust depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A") calculated on the pro forma balance of oil and natural gas properties subject to amortization. DD&A for oil and natural gas properties is computed using the unit of production method at a rate of $0.80 per Mcfe for the year ended June 30, 1995 and $0.83 per Mcfe for the nine months ended March 31, 1996. (c) - No additional general and administrative expenses are expected to be incurred with the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties, as the Company already held an interest in, and is the operator of, substantially all of the properties. (d) - To reflect interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, on borrowings made to fund the purchase of the Amerada Hess Properties. Note 3 - Other Pro Forma Information (unaudited) - ------------------------------------------------ Changes in Pro Forma Estimated Proved Reserves The following table sets forth the changes in estimated proved reserves for the year ended June 30, 1995, for the Company on a pro forma basis assuming acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties on July 1, 1994 (unaudited). Oil Gas (MBbls) (MMcf) ------- ------ Estimated proved reserves: Beginning of year 4,154 117,066 Extensions, discoveries, improved recovery 2,345 129,444 Revisions of previous estimates (244) (9,588) Production (1,285) (27,953) Purchase of reserves in place 1,152 57,178 ------ ------- End of year 6,122 266,147 ====== ======= Proved developed reserves, end of year 2,597 100,563 ====== ======= Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows The following table reflects the pro forma standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows of proved oil and gas reserves as of June 30, 1995, assuming the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties occurred on July 1, 1994. The information is based on prices in effect as of June 30, 1995, and current costs, discounted at a rate of 10% per year. Future income tax expense is computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to the future pre-tax net cash flows relating to estimated proved oil and gas reserves, net of the tax basis of the properties involved and tax credits (unaudited). Future cash inflows $ 534,820 Future production expenses (101,968) Future development costs (98,244) Future income tax provision (56,644) ---------- Future net cash flows 277,964 Less effect for a 10% discount factor (92,668) ---------- Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $ 185,296 ========== Changes Relating to the Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Principal changes in the pro forma standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows attributable to proved oil and gas reserves for the year ended June 30, 1995 are as follows, assuming the acquisition of the Amerada Hess Properties occurred on July 1, 1994 (unaudited): Standardized measure, beginning of year $ 118,608 Sales of gas and gas produced, net production costs (59,661) Net changes in prices and production costs (30,824) Extensions and discoveries, net of production and development costs 93,969 Changes in future development costs 3,406 Development costs incurred during the period that reduced future development costs 23,678 Revisions of previous quantity estimates (11,204) Purchase of developed reserves in place 36,039 Accretion of discount 17,730 Net change in income taxes (7,660) Changes in production rates and other 1,215 ---------- Standardized measure, end of year $ 185,296 ==========

SIGNATURES 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 hereunto duly authorized. July 15, 1996 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION MARCUS C. ROWLAND Marcus C. Rowland Vice President - Finance