Eagle Ford Shale production area
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The Eagle Ford Shale production area is a major South Texas oil and natural gas shale play known for its significant unconventional hydrocarbon output.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eagle Ford Group | 1 |
| Eagle Ford Shale | 1 |
| Eagle Ford Shale production area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3641375 — 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: Eagle Ford Shale production area Context triple: [Port of Corpus Christi, serves, Eagle Ford Shale production area]
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A.
Permian Basin
The Permian Basin is a vast sedimentary basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico that is one of the most productive oil and natural gas regions in the United States.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Salt Creek oil field region
The Salt Creek oil field region is a major petroleum-producing area in Wyoming known for its early 20th-century oil boom and significance in U.S. energy history.
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E.
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
- 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: Eagle Ford Shale production area Target entity description: The Eagle Ford Shale production area is a major South Texas oil and natural gas shale play known for its significant unconventional hydrocarbon output.
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A.
Permian Basin
The Permian Basin is a vast sedimentary basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico that is one of the most productive oil and natural gas regions in the United States.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Salt Creek oil field region
The Salt Creek oil field region is a major petroleum-producing area in Wyoming known for its early 20th-century oil boom and significance in U.S. energy history.
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E.
Midway-Sunset Oil Field
Midway-Sunset Oil Field is one of California’s largest and oldest producing oil fields, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil and gas field
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shale play ⓘ unconventional hydrocarbon production area ⓘ |
| basin | Gulf Coast Basin ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developmentType |
shale gas
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shale oil ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major contributor to Texas natural gas production
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major contributor to Texas oil production ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
Aransas County, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Atascosa County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Austin County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Bastrop County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Bee County, Texas ⓘ Brazos County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Burleson County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Calhoun County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado County, Texas ⓘ DeWitt County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Dimmit County, Texas ⓘ Duval County, Texas ⓘ Fayette County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Bend County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Frio County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Goliad County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonzales County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Grimes County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Wells County, Texas ⓘ Karnes County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ La Salle County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lavaca County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Live Oak County, Texas ⓘ Madison County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Matagorda County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Maverick County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ McMullen County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nueces County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Refugio County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ San Patricio County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria County, Texas ⓘ Waller County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Webb County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Wharton County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zavala County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation |
Eagle Ford Shale production area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eagle Ford Shale
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| knownFor |
high liquids-rich hydrocarbon production
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rapid development after 2008 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Texas
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Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| partOf |
Eagle Ford Shale production area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eagle Ford Group
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| primaryExtractionMethod |
horizontal drilling
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hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| produces |
crude oil
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natural gas ⓘ natural gas liquids ⓘ |
| resourceType | unconventional hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| underlies |
South Texas
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surface form:
South Texas surface counties
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eagle Ford Shale production area Description of subject: The Eagle Ford Shale production area is a major South Texas oil and natural gas shale play known for its significant unconventional hydrocarbon output.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Eagle Ford Shale production area
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partOf
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Eagle Ford Shale production area
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Eagle Ford Group
Eagle Ford Shale production area
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geologicalFormation
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Eagle Ford Shale production area
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Eagle Ford Shale