San Juan Basin

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The San Juan Basin is a geologic structural basin in the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States, known for its rich oil, natural gas, and coalbed methane resources.

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San Juan Basin canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic structural basin
basinType asymmetric structural basin
boundedBy Navajo uplift
San Juan Mountains
Uncompahgre uplift
linked to: Uncompahgre Plateau

Zuni uplift
containsField San Juan Basin coalbed methane field
containsFormation Dakota Sandstone
linked to: Dakota Formation

Fruitland Formation
Mancos Shale
Mesa Verde Group
Nacimiento Formation
Ojo Alamo Sandstone
Pictured Cliffs Sandstone
containsRockUnits Cretaceous formations
Jurassic formations
Paleogene formations
Triassic formations
country United States
deformationStyle Laramide foreland basin
economicImportance major energy-producing region
extendsInto northeastern Arizona
southeastern Utah
formedDuring Laramide orogeny
geologicAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
linked to: Mesozoic Era
hydrocarbonType coalbed methane
conventional gas
oil
knownFor coal resources
coalbed methane resources
natural gas resources
oil resources
locatedIn Four Corners region
northwestern New Mexico
southwestern Colorado
southwestern United States
majorHydrocarbonPlay yes
namedAfter San Juan River
partOf Colorado Plateau
primaryCoalBearingFormation Fruitland Formation
resourceExtraction coal mining
coalbed methane production
natural gas production
oil production
state Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah

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Farmington, New Mexico isPartOf San Juan Basin
subject linked to: Farmington
Pueblo I period associatedWith San Juan Basin
Pagosa Springs locatedIn San Juan Basin
Farmington, New Mexico partOf San Juan Basin
Bloomfield, New Mexico region San Juan Basin
Mount Taylor overlooks San Juan Basin
Nacimiento Mountains border San Juan Basin
Chaco Phenomenon hasLocation San Juan Basin
Chaco Phenomenon influencedRegion San Juan Basin
Aztec, New Mexico locatedIn San Juan Basin
Waterflow, New Mexico locatedIn San Juan Basin
Flora Vista, New Mexico region San Juan Basin
Angel Peak Scenic Area hasViewOf San Juan Basin