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