| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:geological_formation 
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                                | gptkbp:area | approximately 6,000 square miles 
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                                | gptkbp:contains | gptkb:Mancos_Shale gptkb:Mesaverde_Group
 gptkb:Niobrara_Formation
 gptkb:Williams_Fork_Formation
 gptkb:Wasatch_Formation
 gptkb:Green_River_Formation
 Cretaceous rocks
 Tertiary rocks
 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:explorationStarted | early 20th century 
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                                | gptkbp:gasProductionBoom | 2000s 
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                                | gptkbp:geologicalAge | Cretaceous to Tertiary 
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                                | gptkbp:hasResource | gptkb:coal gptkb:helium
 gptkb:oil
 natural gas
 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | natural gas production oil shale deposits
 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | northwestern Colorado 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Piceance_Creek 
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                                | gptkbp:nearestCity | gptkb:Meeker,_Colorado gptkb:Parachute,_Colorado
 gptkb:Rifle,_Colorado
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCompany | gptkb:Occidental_Petroleum gptkb:Encana
 gptkb:Williams_Companies
 gptkb:ExxonMobil
 gptkb:Chevron
 
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                                | gptkbp:oilShaleDevelopment | 1970s and 1980s 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Colorado_Plateau 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Laramide_orogeny 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Piceance Basin 
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