Triple
T22928645
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spindletop oil field |
E569375
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Patillo Higgins |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Patillo Higgins | Statement: [Spindletop oil field, discoveredBy, Patillo Higgins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patillo Higgins Context triple: [Spindletop oil field, discoveredBy, Patillo Higgins]
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A.
Gulian McEvers
Gulian McEvers was an early American merchant and broker in New York City who was among the original founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Hut Stricklin
Hut Stricklin is an American former NASCAR driver best known for his long Cup Series career and his association with the famed Alabama Gang racing group.
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C.
Slimm Calhoun
Slimm Calhoun is an American rapper from Atlanta best known for his work with the Dungeon Family collective and his early-2000s solo material.
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D.
Isham Jones
Isham Jones was an American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist, and influential songwriter of the jazz and dance band era, known for hits like "It Had to Be You" and "I'll See You in My Dreams."
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E.
Asa Biggs
Asa Biggs was a 19th-century American politician from North Carolina who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and later a federal judge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patillo Higgins Target entity description: Patillo Higgins was an American self-taught geologist and oilman known as the "Prophet of Spindletop" for his pivotal role in launching the Texas oil boom.
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A.
Gulian McEvers
Gulian McEvers was an early American merchant and broker in New York City who was among the original founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Hut Stricklin
Hut Stricklin is an American former NASCAR driver best known for his long Cup Series career and his association with the famed Alabama Gang racing group.
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C.
Slimm Calhoun
Slimm Calhoun is an American rapper from Atlanta best known for his work with the Dungeon Family collective and his early-2000s solo material.
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D.
Isham Jones
Isham Jones was an American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist, and influential songwriter of the jazz and dance band era, known for hits like "It Had to Be You" and "I'll See You in My Dreams."
-
E.
Asa Biggs
Asa Biggs was a 19th-century American politician from North Carolina who served as a U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and later a federal judge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e2458f7d008190901dccbaebeaba24 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f180db6db88190bc8efb691dcdfdba |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:44 p.m.