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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:area
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1.4 million square kilometers
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
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gptkbp:coalReserves
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over 37 billion tonnes
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:coal
gptkb:oil
gptkb:salt
gptkb:stone
limestone
natural gas
potash
bitumen
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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early 20th century
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gptkbp:extendsTo
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gptkb:Northwest_Territories
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gptkbp:firstMajorDiscovery
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Turner Valley oil field
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gptkbp:firstMajorDiscoveryYear
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1914
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:Mesozoic_era
gptkb:Paleozoic_era
gptkb:Cenozoic_era
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gptkbp:geologicalAge
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gptkb:Permian
gptkb:Cambrian
gptkb:Pennsylvanian
gptkb:Devonian
gptkb:Silurian
gptkb:Ordovician
gptkb:Precambrian_basement
Mississippian
Quaternary
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Tertiary
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gptkbp:hasResource
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gptkb:coal
gptkb:oil
gptkb:salt
gptkb:stone
limestone
potash
bitumen
coalbed methane
conventional oil
shale gas
unconventional oil
heavy oil
tight gas
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Alberta
gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Manitoba
gptkb:Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:mainIndustry
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mining
petroleum industry
natural gas industry
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Calgary
gptkb:Edmonton
gptkb:Regina
gptkb:Saskatoon
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gptkbp:naturalGasProduction
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over 15 billion cubic feet per day
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gptkbp:naturalGasReserves
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over 400 trillion cubic feet
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gptkbp:notableCompany
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gptkb:Cenovus_Energy
gptkb:Husky_Energy
gptkb:Imperial_Oil
gptkb:Chevron_Canada
gptkb:Suncor_Energy
gptkb:Shell_Canada
gptkb:Canadian_Natural_Resources
Devon Canada
Encana (now Ovintiv)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Athabasca_oil_sands
gptkb:Bakken_Formation
gptkb:Duvernay_Formation
gptkb:Swan_Hills_oil_field
gptkb:Montney_Formation
gptkb:Cold_Lake_oil_sands
Peace River oil sands
Cardium oil field
Estevan oil field
Horn River Formation
Leduc oil field
Medicine Hat gas field
Pembina oil field
Redwater oil field
Shaunavon oil field
Viking oil field
Weyburn oil field
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gptkbp:oilProduction
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over 3 million barrels per day
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gptkbp:oilReserves
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over 170 billion barrels (mainly bitumen)
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gptkbp:potashReserves
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over 10 billion tonnes
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gptkbp:significance
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contains most of Canada’s natural gas reserves
contains most of Canada’s oil reserves
largest petroleum-producing region in Canada
major economic driver for Western Canada
major source of natural gas in North America
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gptkbp:thickness
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up to 6,000 meters
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Athabasca_oil_sands
gptkb:Belly_River_Formation
gptkb:Grand_Rapids_Formation
gptkb:McMurray_Formation
gptkb:Rundle_Group
gptkb:Viking_Formation
gptkb:Estevan_Coalfield
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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