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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
______________
 
 
FORM 8-A
 
______________
 
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 

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

Oklahoma
    
73-1395733
(State of incorporation or organization)
    
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  
73118
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
to be registered
  
Name of exchange on which
each class is to be registered
9.50% Senior Notes due 2015 and guarantees thereof
  
New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): N/A

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

*Includes subsidiaries of Chesapeake Energy Corporation identified on the following pages:

 
 
 

Chesapeake Energy Louisiana Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1524569
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
 
Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1439175
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1343196
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Diamond Y Enterprise, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
  
26-0004174
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Gene D. Yost & Son, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
20-5550602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Carmen Acquisition, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1604860
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
20-3774650
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
71-0934234
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Chesapeake Land Development Company, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
20-2099392
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Chesapeake Royalty, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1549744
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
CHK Holdings, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
41-2050649
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Gothic Production, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1539475
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Hawg Hauling & Disposal, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
  
06-1706211
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Hodges Trucking Company, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1293811
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
MC Mineral Company, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
61-1448831
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
MidCon Compression, L.L.C..
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
20-0299525
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
     
Nomac Drilling, L.L.C.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Oklahoma
  
26-3069548
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
 
Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Oklahoma
  
73-1519126
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     

   


All requisite approvals and authorizations have been received, and required supporting documents relating to this transaction have been filed with the New York Stock Exchange. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Act, the registrants have duly caused the registration statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

In connection with the issuance of these securities, the issuer has received opinion(s) of counsel covering:  the valid existence of the issuer; the due authorization of the debt securities subject to this application (the “Debt Securities”); the validity of the Debt Securities; the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, if applicable; and the effectiveness of the securities under the Securities Act of 1933, or, if not registered, the reasons why not.


 
 
 


 

 
 Registrants:  
 

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION,
 
By: /s/ Jennifer M. Grigsby                                         
 
Name: Jennifer M. Grigsby
 
 Corporate Secretary

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY LOUISIANA CORPORATION,
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY MARKETING, INC.,
CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.,
DIAMOND Y ENTERPRISE, INCORPORATED,
GENE D. YOST & SON, INC.,
CARMEN ACQUISITION, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE ROYALTY, L.L.C.,
CHK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
GOTHIC PRODUCTION, L.L.C.,
HAWG HAULING & DISPOSAL, LLC,
HODGES TRUCKING COMPANY, L.L.C.,
MC MINERAL COMPANY, L.L.C.,
MIDCON COMPRESSION, L.L.C.,
NOMAC DRILLING, L.L.C.,
CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA, L.P.
 
For each of the above:
 
By: /s/ Jennifer M. Grigsby                                         
 
Name: Jennifer M. Grigsby
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Corporate Secretary
 
CHESAPEAKE LOUISIANA, L.P.,
By:  Chesapeake Operating, Inc., its General Partner
 
By: /s/ Jennifer M. Grigsby                                         
 
Name: Jennifer M. Grigsby
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Corporate Secretary




Date:  February 4, 2009

 
 
 

Listing Application to
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

(165167)
1st 6 digits of Cusip#


The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. hereby authorizes the above referenced debt securities of Chesapeake Energy Corporation and certifies to the Securities and Exchange Commission its approval for the listing and registration of such securities under the Act:


   
By: 
    
 
Janice O’Neill
Senior Vice President
Corporate Compliance