UNITED STATES

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

~~Securities~~Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~report (Date of ~~1934~~earliest event reported): March 7, 2025

~~Date~~Chesapeake ofGranite ~~Report~~Wash ~~(Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2022~~Trust

~~CHESAPEAKE~~(Exact ~~GRANITE~~Name ~~WASH~~of ~~TRUST~~Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-35343

45-6355635

~~001-35343~~

~~45-6355635~~

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(State of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as TrusteeGlobal Corporate Trust601 Travis Street, Floor 16Houston, Texas

77022

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee Global Corporate Trust 601 Travis Street, Floor 16 Houston, Texas 77002 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(512) 236-6555 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~(512)~~Check ~~236~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~6555~~K ~~(Registrant’s~~filing ~~telephone~~is ~~number,~~intended to ~~including~~simultaneously ~~area~~satisfy ~~code)~~the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 48.01 ~~Change~~Other ~~in Registrant's Certifying Accountant~~Events.

~~Dismissal~~As previously disclosed by Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (the “Trust”) in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 (the “Quarterly Report”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 12, 2024, subsequent to the filing of ~~Previous~~the ~~Independent~~Quarterly ~~Registered~~Report, ~~Public~~the ~~Accounting~~Trust ~~Firm~~has ceased voluntary filing periodic reports and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Although the Trust has ceased filing reports with the SEC, the Trust intends to make financial and certain other information regarding the Trust available on the investors section of its corporate website, at http://chkgranitewashtrust.com/, in accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, and to cause such information also to be posted through the OTC Disclosure & News Services that is operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. (“OTC Markets”). The Trust’s common units have been quoted for trading on the OTC Markets Pink Open Market (“OTC Pink”) since March 2, 2020, and the Trust intends to continue making publicly available information called for under Rule 15c2-11 of the Exchange Act and the guidelines of the OTC Markets in order to enable the common units to remain quoted by brokers on the OTC Pink under the current symbol “CHKR”.

OnCautionary ~~and~~Language ~~effective~~Regarding ~~as of December 9, 2022, Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (the “Trust”) dismissed Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.~~Forward-looking Statements

~~The of~~This GTCurrent Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” about the Trust and the Trust’s ~~financial~~common units. All statements ~~(which~~other ~~were~~than ~~prepared~~statements of inhistorical ~~conformity~~fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the eligibility for, and actual, continued trading of the Trust’s common units on the OTC Pink. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those projected by the forward-looking statements. Whether actual results and developments will conform with the ~~modified~~expectations ~~cash~~implied ~~basis~~by such forward-looking statements is subject to a number of ~~accounting)~~risks ~~for~~and uncertainties, including the ~~fiscal~~risk ~~year~~factor ~~ended~~discussed ~~December~~in 31Item 1A of Part II of the Quarterly Report. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, ~~2021~~even ~~contained~~if nosubstantially ~~adverse~~realized, ~~opinion~~may not have the expected consequences to or ~~disclaimer~~effects on the Trust or the Trust’s common units. Such statements are not guarantees of ~~opinion~~future performance and actual ~~was~~results ~~not~~or ~~qualified~~developments may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. The Trust undertakes no obligation to publicly update or ~~modified~~revise asany forward-looking statements and expressly disclaims any obligation to ~~uncertainty~~do so, ~~audit~~except ~~scope,~~as orrequired by ~~accounting~~applicable ~~principles~~law.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through December 9, 2022, there were no (i) disagreements between the Trust and GT on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of GT, would have caused GT to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in GT’s report on the Trust’s financial statements for such year or (ii) “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).SIGNATURES

The Trust provided GT with a copy of the forgoing disclosure in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) prior to this Report being filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Trust requested that GT furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not GT agrees with the statements made herein. A copy of GT’s letter, dated December 15, 2022, is attached hereto as Exhibit 16.1.

Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On and effective as of December 15, 2022, the Trust engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm. Diversified Energy Company PLC recommended and consented to the decisions to dismiss GT and engage PwC. On December 15, 2022, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., the trustee of the Trust, approved PwC as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022, subject to PwC’s customary client acceptance procedures. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through December 9, 2022, respectively, neither the Trust nor anyone acting on its behalf has consulted with PwC with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Trust’s financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Trust by PwC that PwC concluded was an important factor considered by the Trust in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement, as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, or a reportable event, as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Document Description
16.1						Letter of Grant Thornton dated December 15, 2022 to the SEC regarding statements included in this Form 8-K.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

CHESAPEAKE GRANITE WASH TRUST ~~By: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONTRUST COMPANY, N.A, Trustee~~

By: ~~/s/~~THE ~~Sarah~~BANK ~~Newell~~OF ~~Sarah~~NEW ~~Newell~~YORK ~~Vice~~MELLON ~~President~~TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Trustee

Date: December 15, 2022

Date: March 7, 2025	By:	/s/ Sarah Newell
		Sarah Newell
		Vice President

The registrant, Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust, has no principal executive officer, principal financial officer, board of directors or persons performing similar functions. Accordingly, no additional signatures are available, and none have been provided. In signing the report above, the Trustee does not imply that it has performed any such function or that such function exists pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement under which it serves.

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