Diablo Formation
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The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diablo Formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6706559 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diablo Formation Context triple: [Belridge Oil Field, primaryProducingFormation, Diablo Formation]
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A.
Sundance Formation
The Sundance Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, known for its shallow sea deposits that underlie the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation.
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B.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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C.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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D.
Carmel Formation
The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
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E.
Kayenta Formation
The Kayenta Formation is an Early Jurassic sandstone and siltstone rock unit on the Colorado Plateau, renowned for its distinctive red cliffs and important dinosaur fossil trackways.
- 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: Diablo Formation Target entity description: The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
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A.
Sundance Formation
The Sundance Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic marine sedimentary rock unit in the western United States, known for its shallow sea deposits that underlie the dinosaur-rich Morrison Formation.
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B.
Claron Formation
The Claron Formation is a geologic rock unit of colorful limestones and mudstones best known for forming the striking hoodoos and cliffs of Bryce Canyon and other parts of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in southern Utah.
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C.
Vermejo Formation
The Vermejo Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in the Raton Basin of the western United States, known for its coal-bearing strata and significance in regional stratigraphy.
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D.
Carmel Formation
The Carmel Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic unit of the western United States, characterized by marine and marginal-marine sediments that record a transition from desert dune environments to shallow seas.
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E.
Kayenta Formation
The Kayenta Formation is an Early Jurassic sandstone and siltstone rock unit on the Colorado Plateau, renowned for its distinctive red cliffs and important dinosaur fossil trackways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
rock unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
stratigraphic traps
ⓘ
structural traps ⓘ |
| basin | San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| contains |
fossil assemblages typical of Cenozoic marine environments
ⓘ
petroleum reservoir rocks ⓘ |
| containsResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
marine
ⓘ
shallow marine shelf ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
hydrocarbon reservoir
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Tertiary ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
significant permeability in reservoir intervals
ⓘ
significant porosity in reservoir intervals ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for California oil industry
ⓘ
major reservoir interval in Belridge Oil Field ⓘ |
| isReservoirFor |
Belridge Oil Field
ⓘ
Lost Hills Oil Field ⓘ other San Joaquin Basin oil fields ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Coalinga area ⓘ Diablo Range ⓘ San Joaquin Basin ⓘ
linked to:
San Joaquin River Basin
|
| namedAfter | Diablo Range ⓘ |
| overlies | older Mesozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cenozoic stratigraphy of California
ⓘ
petroleum system of the San Joaquin Basin ⓘ |
| region | Central California ⓘ |
| rockTypeGroup | clastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ |
| underlies | younger Cenozoic formations ⓘ |
| usedFor | subsurface correlation in oil fields ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diablo Formation Description of subject: The Diablo Formation is a geologic rock unit in California known as a significant petroleum-bearing reservoir within fields such as the Belridge Oil Field.
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