Triple
T3521820
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WTI crude oil futures |
E74438
|
entity |
| Predicate | storageHub |
P3676
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cushing oil hub
The Cushing oil hub is a major U.S. crude oil storage and pipeline crossroads in Oklahoma that serves as the primary delivery and pricing point for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil.
|
E364311
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Cushing oil hub | Statement: [WTI crude oil futures, storageHub, Cushing oil hub]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cushing oil hub Context triple: [WTI crude oil futures, storageHub, Cushing oil hub]
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A.
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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B.
Oil Center
Oil Center is a small unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico, historically associated with the region’s petroleum industry.
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C.
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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D.
Elk Hills oil field
The Elk Hills oil field is a major petroleum reserve in California that gained historical notoriety for its central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, one of the most infamous corruption cases in U.S. political history.
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E.
Parentis oil field
Parentis oil field is a major onshore oil field in southwestern France, known as one of the most significant hydrocarbon deposits in the Aquitaine 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: Cushing oil hub Triple: [WTI crude oil futures, storageHub, Cushing oil hub]
Generated description
The Cushing oil hub is a major U.S. crude oil storage and pipeline crossroads in Oklahoma that serves as the primary delivery and pricing point for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cushing oil hub Target entity description: The Cushing oil hub is a major U.S. crude oil storage and pipeline crossroads in Oklahoma that serves as the primary delivery and pricing point for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil.
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A.
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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B.
Oil Center
Oil Center is a small unincorporated community in Lea County, New Mexico, historically associated with the region’s petroleum industry.
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C.
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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D.
Elk Hills oil field
The Elk Hills oil field is a major petroleum reserve in California that gained historical notoriety for its central role in the Teapot Dome scandal, one of the most infamous corruption cases in U.S. political history.
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E.
Parentis oil field
Parentis oil field is a major onshore oil field in southwestern France, known as one of the most significant hydrocarbon deposits in the Aquitaine region.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: storageHub Context triple: [WTI crude oil futures, storageHub, Cushing oil hub]
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A.
storageOption
Indicates how or where something is stored, specifying the chosen method, medium, or configuration for its storage.
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B.
storageFacility
chosen
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as a place or facility used to store another entity or its items.
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C.
storageInterface
Indicates that one entity serves as a storage interface used by or associated with another entity for storing or retrieving data.
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D.
dataStorage
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as a repository that holds, retains, or maintains data for another entity or process.
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E.
storeType
Indicates the category or kind of store associated with an entity, such as its retail or service type.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc4dd6d48190a5a3f4b86c82b86c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e87c7948190901d98f34e3987eb |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37f13d5e881908eaa05b11e493e8b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b37f703ff081908a9aa3588da52d76 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adae10689c8190b7dc6d7daa8295b6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.