Three Forks formation
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The Three Forks Formation is a Late Devonian sedimentary rock unit in the Williston Basin of North America, known as a significant tight oil reservoir underlying the Bakken Formation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Three Forks formation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6961163 — 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: Three Forks formation Context triple: [Bakken formation region, overlies, Three Forks formation]
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A.
Wahweap Formation
The Wahweap Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in southern Utah renowned for its rich fossil record of dinosaurs and other ancient life.
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B.
Goat Buttes
Goat Buttes is a distinctive rock formation and popular hiking and climbing destination located within Malibu Creek State Park in Southern California.
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C.
Three Sisters rock formation
The Three Sisters rock formation is a famous trio of sandstone peaks and major tourist attraction in Australia’s Blue Mountains, renowned for its striking scenery and Aboriginal legends.
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D.
Poison Canyon Formation
The Poison Canyon Formation is a geologic rock unit in the Raton Basin of Colorado and New Mexico, known for its Paleocene-age fluvial sandstones, mudstones, and coal beds that record post-dinosaur terrestrial environments.
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E.
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.
- 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: Three Forks formation Target entity description: The Three Forks Formation is a Late Devonian sedimentary rock unit in the Williston Basin of North America, known as a significant tight oil reservoir underlying the Bakken Formation.
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A.
Wahweap Formation
The Wahweap Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit in southern Utah renowned for its rich fossil record of dinosaurs and other ancient life.
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B.
Goat Buttes
Goat Buttes is a distinctive rock formation and popular hiking and climbing destination located within Malibu Creek State Park in Southern California.
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C.
Three Sisters rock formation
The Three Sisters rock formation is a famous trio of sandstone peaks and major tourist attraction in Australia’s Blue Mountains, renowned for its striking scenery and Aboriginal legends.
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D.
Poison Canyon Formation
The Poison Canyon Formation is a geologic rock unit in the Raton Basin of Colorado and New Mexico, known for its Paleocene-age fluvial sandstones, mudstones, and coal beds that record post-dinosaur terrestrial environments.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ tight oil reservoir ⓘ |
| basin | Williston Basin ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
restricted marine
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ tidal flat ⓘ |
| discoveredAsMajorPlay | early 2000s ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Devonian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Devonian ⓘ |
| hasMember |
lower Three Forks member
ⓘ
middle Three Forks member ⓘ upper Three Forks member ⓘ |
| hasResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonPlay |
Bakken–Three Forks play
ⓘ
linked to:
Bakken formation region
|
| isSourceFor | light sweet crude ⓘ |
| lithology |
dolostone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North America ⓘ |
| overlies |
Birdbear Formation
ⓘ
Torquay Formation ⓘ |
| partOf | Williston Basin ⓘ |
| porosityType |
fracture porosity
ⓘ
matrix porosity ⓘ |
| presentInStateOrProvince |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
horizontal drilling
ⓘ
multistage hydraulic fracturing ⓘ |
| reservoirType |
tight oil reservoir
ⓘ
unconventional reservoir ⓘ |
| rockType |
carbonate
ⓘ
clastic sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRelationship |
overlies Birdbear Formation
ⓘ
underlies Bakken Formation ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Williston Basin ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Devonian System
ⓘ
linked to:
Devonian Period
|
| underlies |
Bakken Formation
ⓘ
linked to:
Bakken formation region
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Three Forks formation Description of subject: The Three Forks Formation is a Late Devonian sedimentary rock unit in the Williston Basin of North America, known as a significant tight oil reservoir underlying the Bakken Formation.
Referenced by (1)
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