San Juan Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological basin
gptkbp:area approximately 5,000 square miles
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:contains natural gas reserves
oil reserves
gptkbp:drainageBasin gptkb:San_Juan_River
gptkbp:economicActivity coal mining
natural gas extraction
gptkbp:elevation varies from 5,000 to 7,000 feet
gptkbp:environmentalImpact habitat loss
air pollution
climate change impacts
land degradation
water contamination
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures gptkb:Navajo_Sandstone
gptkb:Kirtland_Formation
gptkb:Fruitland_Formation
Mesozoic
oil fields
coal deposits
natural gas fields
basin and range topography
Pictured Cliffs Formation
sedimentary_rock_formations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance mining history
oil boom
Native_American_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Juan Basin
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:majorCities gptkb:Aztec
gptkb:Bloomfield
Farmington
Shiprock
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Colorado_Plateau
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Navajo_Nation
mountains
valleys
plateaus
Four Corners region
Northwest_New_Mexico
Southwest_Colorado
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:San_Juan_River
gptkb:Animas_River
gptkb:La_Plata_River
gptkbp:wildlife various bird species
bighorn sheep
mountain lions
mule deer