Triple
T15310608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BP Whiting Refinery |
E366025
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Explorer Pipeline
Explorer Pipeline is a major U.S. refined petroleum products pipeline system that transports fuels from Gulf Coast and Midwestern refineries to markets across the central United States.
|
E1150672
|
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: Explorer Pipeline | Statement: [BP Whiting Refinery, connectedTo, Explorer Pipeline]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explorer Pipeline Context triple: [BP Whiting Refinery, connectedTo, Explorer Pipeline]
-
A.
Northern Pipeline Construction Company
Northern Pipeline Construction Company was a U.S. firm involved in pipeline construction that became notable as the petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court case Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.
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B.
Kern River Pipeline
The Kern River Pipeline is a major natural gas transmission system that transports gas from the Rocky Mountain region to markets in California and the U.S. Southwest.
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C.
Tazama Pipeline
The Tazama Pipeline is a bi-national oil pipeline system that transports crude oil from the Tanzanian coast inland to supply refineries and fuel markets in both Tanzania and Zambia.
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D.
Marathon Pipe Line Company
Marathon Pipe Line Company is a U.S. pipeline company known for its role in the landmark Supreme Court case Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co., which reshaped the constitutional limits of federal bankruptcy courts.
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E.
Goldfields Pipeline
The Goldfields Pipeline is a historic Western Australian water supply scheme that transports water over hundreds of kilometers from Perth’s hills to the arid Eastern Goldfields region.
- 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: Explorer Pipeline Triple: [BP Whiting Refinery, connectedTo, Explorer Pipeline]
Generated description
Explorer Pipeline is a major U.S. refined petroleum products pipeline system that transports fuels from Gulf Coast and Midwestern refineries to markets across the central United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explorer Pipeline Target entity description: Explorer Pipeline is a major U.S. refined petroleum products pipeline system that transports fuels from Gulf Coast and Midwestern refineries to markets across the central United States.
-
A.
Northern Pipeline Construction Company
Northern Pipeline Construction Company was a U.S. firm involved in pipeline construction that became notable as the petitioner in the landmark Supreme Court case Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.
-
B.
Kern River Pipeline
The Kern River Pipeline is a major natural gas transmission system that transports gas from the Rocky Mountain region to markets in California and the U.S. Southwest.
-
C.
Tazama Pipeline
The Tazama Pipeline is a bi-national oil pipeline system that transports crude oil from the Tanzanian coast inland to supply refineries and fuel markets in both Tanzania and Zambia.
-
D.
Marathon Pipe Line Company
Marathon Pipe Line Company is a U.S. pipeline company known for its role in the landmark Supreme Court case Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co., which reshaped the constitutional limits of federal bankruptcy courts.
-
E.
Goldfields Pipeline
The Goldfields Pipeline is a historic Western Australian water supply scheme that transports water over hundreds of kilometers from Perth’s hills to the arid Eastern Goldfields region.
- 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_69d85a113ee881908e297a1d38dd79fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03cd176708190b0f6ba17aed92f8e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fef8a20c1881909b387aed6f532c3d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fefa339f988190b470e052c853e4f8 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fefac48df08190ad58e9d455546a57 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:16 a.m.