Uintah Basin

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The Uintah Basin is a high-desert region in northeastern Utah known for its significant oil and natural gas resources, rugged terrain, and role as part of the Uinta Basin energy and agricultural area.

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Label Occurrences
Uintah Basin canonical 4
Uinta Basin 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
sedimentary basin
airQualityIssues winter ozone episodes
boundedBy Tavaputs Plateau NERFINISHED
Uinta Mountains NERFINISHED
Wasatch Plateau NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
contains Duchesne County NERFINISHED
Green River NERFINISHED
Uinta River NERFINISHED
Uintah County NERFINISHED
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
containsFormation Green River Formation NERFINISHED
Uinta Formation NERFINISHED
Wasatch Formation NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasinOf Green River NERFINISHED
economicActivity irrigated agriculture
oil and gas extraction
ranching
elevation approximately 1500–2500 meters
geologicalEra Eocene NERFINISHED
geologicalStructure Laramide foreland basin
hasIndustry natural gas industry
petroleum industry
service and support for energy sector
hasLandUse cropland
energy infrastructure
rangeland
hasTerrain high desert
rugged terrain
hydrology part of Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED
knownFor agriculture
energy production
natural gas resources
oil resources
locatedIn Utah
northeastern Utah
nearestMajorCity Vernal, Utah NERFINISHED
partOf Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED
Uinta Basin petroleum province NERFINISHED
primaryResources natural gas liquids
tight oil
unconventional oil
regionType high desert
resourceType hydrocarbon basin
state Utah

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Vernal, Utah, United States locatedIn Uintah Basin
subject surface form: Vernal, Utah
Green River flowsThroughGeologicProvince Uintah Basin
this entity surface form: Uinta Basin