We also hire locally whenever possible to help stimulate the local 
economy, and we provide training when the local work force isn’t yet 
qualified for the jobs we have open. For example, when Chesapeake 
began operating in the Marcellus Shale of West Virginia and Pennsyl -
vania, finding experienced rig workers was a challenge. To meet that 
need, Chesapeake’s wholly owned subsidiary, Nomac Drilling, built 
the 40,000-square-foot Eastern Training Center and Housing Facility in  
Bradford County, near Sayre, Pennsylvania. The campus opened in 2010 
and serves as a housing facility and training ground for 266 workers at 
a time. Nomac and Chesapeake host regular job fairs in the region and  
the lines of interested candidates often extend out the door. 
Educational Impact
We are also proud to help prepare tomorrow’s leaders today. In 2010  
Chesapeake supported universities, schools, academic chairs, scholarships 
and other educational programs with contributions totaling $5.4 million. 
Investing in programs that promote technology and innovation is a 
key to our country’s success. That’s why we gave $1.0 million to establish 
the Chesapeake Energy dormitory for students at the Oklahoma School for  
Science and Mathematics (OSSM), a public, tuition-free, residential high 
school located in Oklahoma City for juniors and seniors with exceptional 
abilities. The extremely competitive school is helping train the next gen-  
eration of scientists and mathematicians.
We also established the Chesapeake Energy Presidential Scholars Pro-
gram at the Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business, making 
a $5.0 million commitment to be distributed over the next five years. The 
Chesapeake Scholars Program will provide up to $25,000 per year in tuition