Triple
T1416722
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | North Dakota |
E31933
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bakken formation region
The Bakken formation region is a major oil- and gas-rich shale play in the Williston Basin of the northern United States and southern Canada, known for its significant role in the North American energy boom.
|
E161370
|
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: Bakken formation region | Statement: [North Dakota, partOf, Bakken formation region]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bakken formation region Context triple: [North Dakota, partOf, Bakken formation region]
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A.
Montrose Basin
Montrose Basin is a large tidal estuary and wildlife reserve on Scotland’s east coast, renowned for its rich birdlife and coastal habitats.
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B.
Evolution Basin
Evolution Basin is a high-elevation glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its chain of alpine lakes, dramatic granite peaks, and location along the John Muir Trail.
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C.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
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D.
Amadeus Basin geological region
The Amadeus Basin geological region is a vast sedimentary basin in central Australia known for its ancient rock formations and significant natural landmarks, including Uluru.
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E.
Canada Basin
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
- 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: Bakken formation region Triple: [North Dakota, partOf, Bakken formation region]
Generated description
The Bakken formation region is a major oil- and gas-rich shale play in the Williston Basin of the northern United States and southern Canada, known for its significant role in the North American energy boom.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bakken formation region Target entity description: The Bakken formation region is a major oil- and gas-rich shale play in the Williston Basin of the northern United States and southern Canada, known for its significant role in the North American energy boom.
-
A.
Montrose Basin
Montrose Basin is a large tidal estuary and wildlife reserve on Scotland’s east coast, renowned for its rich birdlife and coastal habitats.
-
B.
Evolution Basin
Evolution Basin is a high-elevation glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its chain of alpine lakes, dramatic granite peaks, and location along the John Muir Trail.
-
C.
Belridge Oil Field
Belridge Oil Field is one of California’s largest and most productive oil fields, located in the San Joaquin Valley and known for its extensive heavy oil and enhanced recovery operations.
-
D.
Amadeus Basin geological region
The Amadeus Basin geological region is a vast sedimentary basin in central Australia known for its ancient rock formations and significant natural landmarks, including Uluru.
-
E.
Canada Basin
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
- 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_69a49919a994819086528951bc224775 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c403ccdc8190b2a5fda037b6ea34 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace5833bb88190bcaf8cf46264ab26 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace61d60d48190a72aaa68264997eb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace6d8e35c8190bff4beff48977efc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.