Triple
T11631697
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cloverly Formation |
E276412
|
entity |
| Predicate | underlies |
P4501
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thermopolis Shale
Thermopolis Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the Western Interior of North America, notable for its dark, fossil-bearing mudstones deposited in the Western Interior Seaway.
|
E938591
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thermopolis Shale | Statement: [Cloverly Formation, underlies, Thermopolis Shale]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thermopolis Shale Context triple: [Cloverly Formation, underlies, Thermopolis Shale]
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A.
Sundance Formation
The Sundance Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, known for its shallow sea deposits that underlie the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation.
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B.
Pinedale Anticline gas field
The Pinedale Anticline gas field is a major natural gas-producing geological formation in western Wyoming known for its large reserves and intensive energy development.
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C.
Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas–rich sedimentary rock formation underlying much of the Appalachian Basin in the eastern United States, notably Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York.
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D.
Bakken
Bakken is a surname most notably associated with Earl Bakken, the American engineer and co-founder of the medical device company Medtronic.
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E.
McClure Basin
McClure Basin is a reservoir created by McClure Dam, primarily used for water storage and related recreational and environmental purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thermopolis Shale Triple: [Cloverly Formation, underlies, Thermopolis Shale]
Generated description
Thermopolis Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the Western Interior of North America, notable for its dark, fossil-bearing mudstones deposited in the Western Interior Seaway.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thermopolis Shale Target entity description: Thermopolis Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the Western Interior of North America, notable for its dark, fossil-bearing mudstones deposited in the Western Interior Seaway.
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A.
Sundance Formation
The Sundance Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, known for its shallow sea deposits that underlie the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation.
-
B.
Pinedale Anticline gas field
The Pinedale Anticline gas field is a major natural gas-producing geological formation in western Wyoming known for its large reserves and intensive energy development.
-
C.
Marcellus Shale
Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas–rich sedimentary rock formation underlying much of the Appalachian Basin in the eastern United States, notably Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and New York.
-
D.
Bakken
Bakken is a surname most notably associated with Earl Bakken, the American engineer and co-founder of the medical device company Medtronic.
-
E.
McClure Basin
McClure Basin is a reservoir created by McClure Dam, primarily used for water storage and related recreational and environmental purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aafa51148190ab84940694c00235 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a25aa9188190ab13d79139f37e7e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ee87a20af481909b47775c7cb6ec3b |
completed | April 26, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69eeb3137f4c8190ba8ac48b2cb419b4 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69eee9845bec81909f0f9b005f75249a |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:39 p.m.