Barnett Shale
E1392875
UNEXPLORED
Barnett Shale is a major natural gas-bearing geological formation in North Texas that became a landmark site for the development of modern shale gas extraction techniques.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barnett Shale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19726819 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barnett Shale Context triple: [Mitchell Energy & Development Corporation, notableField, Barnett Shale]
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Utica Shale
Utica Shale is a major organic-rich shale formation in the northeastern United States that serves as an important source of natural gas and oil.
-
C.
Graneros Shale
Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
-
D.
Ninnescah Shale
Ninnescah Shale is a geologic rock unit known for its shale deposits, typically associated with Permian-age sedimentary sequences in the central United States.
-
E.
Antrim Shale
Antrim Shale is a Devonian-age black shale formation in the Michigan Basin known as a significant source of natural gas and hydrocarbons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barnett Shale Target entity description: Barnett Shale is a major natural gas-bearing geological formation in North Texas that became a landmark site for the development of modern shale gas extraction techniques.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Utica Shale
Utica Shale is a major organic-rich shale formation in the northeastern United States that serves as an important source of natural gas and oil.
-
C.
Graneros Shale
Graneros Shale is a Cretaceous-age marine shale formation in the central United States, notable for recording the early transgression of the Western Interior Seaway and for its fossil-rich, fine-grained sediments.
-
D.
Ninnescah Shale
Ninnescah Shale is a geologic rock unit known for its shale deposits, typically associated with Permian-age sedimentary sequences in the central United States.
-
E.
Antrim Shale
Antrim Shale is a Devonian-age black shale formation in the Michigan Basin known as a significant source of natural gas and hydrocarbons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.