Triple

T12115091
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Litton Industries E288536 entity
Predicate acquired P2511 FINISHED
Object Western Geophysical
Western Geophysical was a major geophysical exploration company specializing in seismic services for the oil and gas industry.
 E962921 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: Western Geophysical | Statement: [Litton Industries, acquired, Western Geophysical]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Western Geophysical
Context triple: [Litton Industries, acquired, Western Geophysical]
  • A. Schlumberger
    Schlumberger is a leading global oilfield services company that provides technology, project management, and information solutions to the oil and gas industry.
  • B. Geophysical Service Incorporated
    Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
  • C. Golder Associates
    Golder Associates is a global consulting firm specializing in earth, environment, and energy services, known for its expertise in geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting.
  • D. Halliburton
    Halliburton is a major American multinational corporation that provides products and services to the oil and gas industry worldwide.
  • E. Weatherford International
    Weatherford International is a multinational oilfield services company that provides equipment, technology, and solutions for drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil and natural gas wells.
  • 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: Western Geophysical
Triple: [Litton Industries, acquired, Western Geophysical]
Generated description
Western Geophysical was a major geophysical exploration company specializing in seismic services for the oil and gas industry.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Western Geophysical
Target entity description: Western Geophysical was a major geophysical exploration company specializing in seismic services for the oil and gas industry.
  • A. Schlumberger
    Schlumberger is a leading global oilfield services company that provides technology, project management, and information solutions to the oil and gas industry.
  • B. Geophysical Service Incorporated
    Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
  • C. Golder Associates
    Golder Associates is a global consulting firm specializing in earth, environment, and energy services, known for its expertise in geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting.
  • D. Halliburton
    Halliburton is a major American multinational corporation that provides products and services to the oil and gas industry worldwide.
  • E. Weatherford International
    Weatherford International is a multinational oilfield services company that provides equipment, technology, and solutions for drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil and natural gas wells.
  • 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_69d6ab4a5c448190a110d1273314b21a completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9156921dc8190aa132b0ab3a7c184 completed April 10, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f5f67f9c30819089305d5d42210c34 completed May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f5fdea1afc8190b39557fdc571e300 completed May 2, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f5fef775508190ab3be470821c5a50 completed May 2, 2026, 1:41 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.