U.S. Rocky Mountain oil province
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The U.S. Rocky Mountain oil province is a major hydrocarbon-producing region spanning the Rocky Mountain states, known for its significant oil and gas fields and long history of petroleum development.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrocarbon-producing region
ⓘ
oil and gas province ⓘ |
| containsResource |
coalbed methane
ⓘ
conventional gas ⓘ conventional oil ⓘ oil shale ⓘ shale oil ⓘ tight oil ⓘ unconventional oil ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentStartPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicSetting |
Laramide structural province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foreland basins ⓘ |
| includesBasin |
Big Horn Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Green River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Piceance Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Powder River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uinta Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Williston Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesPlay |
Bakken play
GENERATED
ⓘ
Frontier sandstone play GENERATED ⓘ Green River oil shale play GENERATED ⓘ Mesaverde play GENERATED ⓘ Mowry shale play GENERATED ⓘ Niobrara play GENERATED ⓘ |
| includesState |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long history of petroleum development
ⓘ
significant natural gas production ⓘ significant oil production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rocky Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| majorExtractionMethod |
horizontal drilling
ⓘ
hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| partOf | North American Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
U.S. federal government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. state governments ⓘ |
| resourceType |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ natural gas liquids ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.