San Juan Basin
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The San Juan Basin is a geologic structural basin in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States, known for its rich oil, natural gas, and coalbed methane resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Juan Basin canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic structural basin ⓘ |
| basinType | asymmetric structural basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Navajo uplift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncompahgre uplift NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuni uplift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsField | San Juan Basin coalbed methane field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFormation |
Dakota Sandstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fruitland Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Mancos Shale NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesa Verde Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Nacimiento Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojo Alamo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictured Cliffs Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRockUnits |
Cretaceous formations
ⓘ
Jurassic formations ⓘ Paleogene formations ⓘ Triassic formations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deformationStyle | Laramide foreland basin ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major energy-producing region ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
northeastern Arizona
ⓘ
southeastern Utah ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Laramide orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType |
coalbed methane
ⓘ
conventional gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal resources
ⓘ
coalbed methane resources ⓘ natural gas resources ⓘ oil resources ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Four Corners region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern New Mexico ⓘ southwestern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHydrocarbonPlay | yes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | San Juan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCoalBearingFormation | Fruitland Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceExtraction |
coal mining
ⓘ
coalbed methane production ⓘ natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ |
| state |
Arizona
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Farmington, New Mexico