Permian Basin
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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.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2264261 — 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: Permian Basin Context triple: [Texas's 11th congressional district, includesRegion, Permian Basin]
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A.
Montrose Basin
Montrose Basin is a large tidal estuary and wildlife reserve on Scotland’s east coast, renowned for its rich birdlife and coastal habitats.
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B.
Bakken formation region
The Bakken formation region is a major oil- and gas-rich shale play in the Williston Basin of the northern United States and southern Canada, known for its significant role in the North American energy boom.
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C.
Evolution Basin
Evolution Basin is a high-elevation glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its chain of alpine lakes, dramatic granite peaks, and location along the John Muir Trail.
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D.
Carrizo Badlands
Carrizo Badlands is a rugged, arid landscape of deeply eroded canyons and badland formations located in Southern California’s desert region.
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E.
Bakken
Bakken is a surname most notably associated with Earl Bakken, the American engineer and co-founder of the medical device company Medtronic.
- 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: Permian Basin Target entity description: 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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A.
Montrose Basin
Montrose Basin is a large tidal estuary and wildlife reserve on Scotland’s east coast, renowned for its rich birdlife and coastal habitats.
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B.
Bakken formation region
The Bakken formation region is a major oil- and gas-rich shale play in the Williston Basin of the northern United States and southern Canada, known for its significant role in the North American energy boom.
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C.
Evolution Basin
Evolution Basin is a high-elevation glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its chain of alpine lakes, dramatic granite peaks, and location along the John Muir Trail.
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D.
Carrizo Badlands
Carrizo Badlands is a rugged, arid landscape of deeply eroded canyons and badland formations located in Southern California’s desert region.
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E.
Bakken
Bakken is a surname most notably associated with Earl Bakken, the American engineer and co-founder of the medical device company Medtronic.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Permian Basin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Permian Basin production region
this entity surface form:
Permian Basin oil field
subject surface form:
Lovington, New Mexico
this entity surface form:
Permian Basin region
subject surface form:
Lovington, New Mexico
this entity surface form:
West Texas–New Mexico oil patch
this entity surface form:
Permian Basin oil field
this entity surface form:
Permian Basin region