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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment_5d7872cb-ecac-429a-a340-60548369ade8_negatedTerseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant and equipment</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_chk_OperatingLeasePaymentInvestingActivities_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_OperatingLeasePaymentInvestingActivities" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Lease, Payment, Investing Activities</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_OperatingLeasePaymentInvestingActivities_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_OperatingLeasePaymentInvestingActivities" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Lease, Payment, Investing Activities</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chk_OperatingLeasePaymentInvestingActivities" xlink:href="chk-20201231.xsd#chk_OperatingLeasePaymentInvestingActivities"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths_d0b23cab-3f66-43e7-a687-1910ce6d10a8_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">2021</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_chk_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNet_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Lease, Liability, Net</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNet_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_OperatingLeaseLiabilityNet" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Operating Lease, Liability, Net</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_chk_AnticipatedSaleMember_f929ef82-7cc9-430d-adab-a4234ab6fb7e_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_AnticipatedSaleMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Impairments due to anticipated sale</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_AnticipatedSaleMember_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_AnticipatedSaleMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Anticipated Sale [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_AnticipatedSaleMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_AnticipatedSaleMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Anticipated Sale [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_chk_NonCashReorganizationItems_78d90ca8-41d5-4b22-8d82-ab75c83f7772_negatedTerseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_NonCashReorganizationItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTerseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Non-cash reorganization items, net</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_NonCashReorganizationItems_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_NonCashReorganizationItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Non-cash Reorganization Items</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_NonCashReorganizationItems_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_NonCashReorganizationItems" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Non-cash Reorganization Items</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_chk_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantCashProceeds_a9f11541-5436-48da-ad27-7b795ddba9e8_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantCashProceeds" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Asset sales excess, threshold</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantCashProceeds_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantCashProceeds" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Cash Proceeds</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_chk_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantCashProceeds_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_chk_LineofCreditFacilityCovenantCashProceeds" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility, Covenant, Cash Proceeds</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_srt_MajorCustomersAxis_1ed251d7-9871-4583-989f-e458b949132c_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_srt_MajorCustomersAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Customer [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_srt_MajorCustomersAxis_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_srt_MajorCustomersAxis" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Customer [Axis]</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
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