Ghawar oil field
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Ghawar oil field is the world’s largest conventional oil field, located in Saudi Arabia and a major source of the country’s crude oil production.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghawar oil field canonical | 4 |
| Ghawar Field | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1956518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ghawar oil field Context triple: [Saudi Aramco, keyAsset, Ghawar oil field]
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A.
Naharkatiya oil field
Naharkatiya oil field is one of the earliest and most significant onshore oil fields in Assam, India, contributing notably to the region’s petroleum industry.
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B.
Challis oil field
The Challis oil field is an offshore petroleum field located in the Timor Sea, known for its role in regional oil production.
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C.
Laminaria oil field
Laminaria oil field is an offshore petroleum field located in the Timor Sea, known for its significant oil production and role in regional energy development.
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D.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
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E.
Kern River Oil Field
Kern River Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located near Bakersfield in Kern County.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ghawar oil field Target entity description: Ghawar oil field is the world’s largest conventional oil field, located in Saudi Arabia and a major source of the country’s crude oil production.
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A.
Naharkatiya oil field
Naharkatiya oil field is one of the earliest and most significant onshore oil fields in Assam, India, contributing notably to the region’s petroleum industry.
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B.
Challis oil field
The Challis oil field is an offshore petroleum field located in the Timor Sea, known for its role in regional oil production.
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C.
Laminaria oil field
Laminaria oil field is an offshore petroleum field located in the Timor Sea, known for its significant oil production and role in regional energy development.
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D.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
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E.
Kern River Oil Field
Kern River Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located near Bakersfield in Kern County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conventional oil field
ⓘ
oil field ⓘ |
| area | approximately 8,400 square kilometers ⓘ |
| containsResource | associated natural gas ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| discovered | 1948 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Arabian American Oil Company ⓘ |
| economicRole | major source of Saudi export revenues ⓘ |
| estimatedUltimateRecovery | over 100 billion barrels of oil ⓘ |
| geologicalBasin | Arabian Basin ⓘ |
| globalEnergyRole | key component of OPEC spare capacity ⓘ |
| hasWellType |
injection wells
ⓘ
production wells ⓘ |
| hostCountry |
Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
| hydrocarbonType | light crude oil ⓘ |
| isLargestBy |
conventional oil production capacity
ⓘ
conventional oil reserves ⓘ |
| length | approximately 280 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Province
ⓘ
Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Saudi Arabia
|
| majorProducerFor | Saudi Arabia crude oil output ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Al-Ahsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Hasa
Hofuf ⓘ |
| operator | Saudi Aramco ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Saudi Aramco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saudi Aramco
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi oil sector
global petroleum industry ⓘ |
| peakProductionRate | over 5 million barrels per day ⓘ |
| primaryHydrocarbon | crude oil ⓘ |
| productionType | onshore ⓘ |
| relatedCompany |
Saudi Aramco
ⓘ
surface form:
ARAMCO
|
| reported2019Capacity | 3.8 million barrels per day ⓘ |
| reservoirFormation | Arab-D carbonate formation ⓘ |
| resourceStatus | mature supergiant field ⓘ |
| resourceType | fossil fuel ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1951 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key asset for Saudi economy
ⓘ
major contributor to global oil supply ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Ain Dar
ⓘ
Haradh ⓘ Hawiyah ⓘ Shedgum ⓘ Uthmaniyah ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
enhanced oil recovery
ⓘ
pressure maintenance ⓘ water flooding ⓘ |
| width | up to 40 km ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghawar oil field Description of subject: Ghawar oil field is the world’s largest conventional oil field, located in Saudi Arabia and a major source of the country’s crude oil production.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Province
this entity surface form:
Ghawar Field