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The significance of the Covenant discovery, summarized by Chidsey,<ref name=Chidsey /> is that it proved that the central Utah thrust belt contained the right components of trap, reservoir, seal, source and migration history for large accumulations of oil to occur. In reflecting on  the exploration work leading to its discovery Strickland noted that the Covenant field disproved many aspects of conventional wisdom as to the exploration potential of the region.<ref name=Strickland05 />  

The significance of the Covenant discovery, summarized by Chidsey,<ref name=Chidsey /> is that it proved that the central Utah thrust belt contained the right components of trap, reservoir, seal, source and migration history for large accumulations of oil to occur. In reflecting on  the exploration work leading to its discovery Strickland noted that the Covenant field disproved many aspects of conventional wisdom as to the exploration potential of the region.<ref name=Strickland05 />  

[[File:StricklandCovSS.png|thumb|left|300px|Still of Strickland giving his talk on the discovery of the Covenant field in 2005.]]

[[File:StricklandCovSS.png|thumb|left|300px|Still of Strickland giving his talk on the discovery of the Covenant field in 2009.]]

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