Midland Basin
E879037
The Midland Basin is a major hydrocarbon-rich sub-basin in western Texas that forms part of the prolific Permian Basin oil and gas province.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sedimentary basin
ⓘ
sub-basin ⓘ |
| approximateRegion | West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinType | foreland basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Central Basin Platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity | Midland, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFormation |
Atoka Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clearfork Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellenburger Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Spraberry Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Strawn Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfcamp Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLithology |
dolomite
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| containsResourceType |
conventional reservoirs
ⓘ
unconventional reservoirs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveredAsPetroleumProvince | early 20th century ⓘ |
| energySector | upstream oil and gas ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | major U.S. onshore oil province ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonRich | true ⓘ |
| isSubBasinOf | Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
tight oil plays
ⓘ
unconventional shale oil production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
western Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOperatorActivity |
horizontal drilling
ⓘ
multistage hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Midland, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPlay | Permian Basin tight oil play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakDevelopmentPhase | 2010s shale boom ⓘ |
| petroleumSystem | Wolfcamp–Spraberry petroleum system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
United States natural gas production
ⓘ
United States oil production ⓘ |
| primaryResources |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ natural gas liquids ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | Railroad Commission of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate foreland setting ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.