Central Basin Platform
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The Central Basin Platform is a structurally uplifted, hydrocarbon-rich geologic feature within West Texas that forms one of the major oil- and gas-producing subregions of the Permian Basin.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic province
ⓘ
hydrocarbon province ⓘ structural uplift ⓘ |
| basinType | cratonic basin subregion ⓘ |
| boundedBy | faults ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedDuring | Paleozoic tectonic events ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | subbasin of the Permian Basin ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | high ⓘ |
| hasHydrocarbonSystemElement |
reservoir rock
ⓘ
seal rock ⓘ source rock ⓘ trap ⓘ |
| hasReservoirRock |
carbonate rocks
GENERATED
ⓘ
dolomite GENERATED ⓘ limestone GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| hasSealRock |
evaporites
ⓘ
shale ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy |
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
Permian carbonate platform deposits ⓘ |
| isExploredFor |
conventional gas
ⓘ
conventional oil ⓘ unconventional hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| isHydrocarbonRich | true ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
U.S. natural gas production
ⓘ
U.S. oil production ⓘ |
| isMajorGasProducingArea | true ⓘ |
| isMajorOilProducingArea | true ⓘ |
| isStudiedInDiscipline |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
sedimentary geology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| isSubregionOf | Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Delaware Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Permian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | Permian Basin petroleum system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Delaware Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structuralStyle | uplifted fault block ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.