Permian Basin

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geologic basin oil-producing region sedimentary basin

The Permian Basin is a vast sedimentary basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico that is one of the most productive oil and natural gas regions in the United States.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Permian Basin canonical 35
Permian Basin region 10
Permian Basin area 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic basin ⓘ
oil-producing region ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
cityWithinRegion Carlsbad, New Mexico ⓘ
Hobbs, New Mexico ⓘ
Midland, Texas, United States ⓘ
surface form: Midland, Texas

Odessa, Texas ⓘ
contains Central Basin Platform ⓘ
Delaware Basin ⓘ
Eastern Shelf ⓘ
Midland Basin ⓘ
North West Shelf province ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Shelf
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developmentType conventional oil production ⓘ
horizontal drilling ⓘ
hydraulic fracturing ⓘ
unconventional shale development ⓘ
discoveredAsOilProvince early 20th century ⓘ
economicImportance major center of U.S. shale development ⓘ
major oil-producing province in the United States ⓘ
significant contributor to U.S. natural gas supply ⓘ
extendsInto New Mexico ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
geologicAge Permian ⓘ
hasBasinType foreland basin elements ⓘ
intracratonic basin elements ⓘ
hydrocarbonSystem multiple stacked pay zones ⓘ
source rocks in Permian shales ⓘ
knownFor long-lived hydrocarbon production ⓘ
tight oil reservoirs ⓘ
unconventional shale oil production ⓘ
locatedIn southeastern New Mexico ⓘ
West Texas ⓘ
surface form: western Texas
majorResource crude oil ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
natural gas liquids ⓘ
namedAfter Permian Period ⓘ
surface form: Permian period
partOf North America ⓘ
peakConventionalDevelopmentPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
primaryFormations Bone Spring Formation ⓘ
Spraberry Formation ⓘ
Wolfcamp Formation ⓘ
Yeso Formation ⓘ
region West Texas ⓘ
southeastern New Mexico ⓘ
revitalizedBy shale drilling technologies ⓘ
rockType carbonate rocks ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Texas's 11th congressional district → includesRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
Lea County → locatedInBasin → Permian Basin ⓘ
Eddy County → locatedIn → Permian Basin ⓘ
West Texas → contains → Permian Basin ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas → territoryIncludes → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region of Texas
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant → locatedIn → Permian Basin ⓘ
Hobbs → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Midland, Texas, United States → locatedInBasin → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas, United States → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Midland, Texas
this entity surface form: Permian Basin oil field region
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center → campus → Permian Basin ⓘ
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center → regionServed → Permian Basin ⓘ
Carlsbad → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Carlsbad, New Mexico
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Odessa, Texas → locatedInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
Loving County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Chaves County, New Mexico → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Dawson County → locatedInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Dawson County, Texas
Ward County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Midland County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Midland-Odessa Division → regionServed → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin area of West Texas
U.S. Route 285 → traverses → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Loving → hasEconomicRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin area
Lovington → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region (economic)
Hobbs micropolitan area → region → Permian Basin ⓘ
Tatum → isInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin area
Jal → isPartOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Maljamar → regionType → Permian Basin ⓘ
Oil Center → locatedIn → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Martin County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Martin County → subdivisionOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Texas Panhandle–Permian Basin region
Lea County, New Mexico → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Pecos, Texas → locatedInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
Monahans → region → Permian Basin ⓘ
Monahans → locatedIn → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin oil-producing area
Monahans → isPartOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region of Texas
Monahans → locatedOn → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin geological formation
Monahans → economicRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin energy region
Big Spring → locatedInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
Andrews → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Midland → locatedInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Midland, Texas
Seminole → region → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Seminole, Texas
this entity surface form: Permian Basin area
Carlsbad, New Mexico → region → Permian Basin ⓘ
Artesia → isPartOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin oil and gas region
Hope, New Mexico → isInRegion → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin area
Scurry County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
Crane County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
University of Texas of the Permian Basin → servesCommunity → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region
Upton County, Texas → locatedIn → Permian Basin ⓘ
Upton County, Texas → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin oil field
Odessa → locatedIn → Permian Basin ⓘ
subject surface form: Odessa, Texas
Borden County → partOf → Permian Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Permian Basin region