Analogue facilitated seismic data interpretation system

1. A method comprising:

acquiring imagery of an exposed surface of the Earth that comprises an exposed geological feature;

generating a multi-dimensional model based at least in part on the imagery;

generating synthetic seismic data utilizing the multi-dimensional model;

acquiring seismic data of a subsurface region of the Earth that comprises a subsurface geological feature;

performing a search that matches a portion of the acquired seismic data and a portion of the synthetic seismic data; and

characterizing the subsurface region of the Earth based at least in part on the portion of the synthetic seismic data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the exposed surface of the Earth is an outcrop.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the imagery comprises photographic imagery.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the imagery comprises LIDAR imagery.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein a spatial resolution of the imagery exceeds a spatial resolution of the acquired seismic data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein a spatial resolution of the synthetic seismic data exceeds a spatial resolution of the acquired seismic data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the multi-dimensional model comprises generating a mesh model that is draped with at least a portion of the imagery.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the multi-dimensional model comprises assigning layers based at least in part on the imagery.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the multi-dimensional model comprises geological process modeling.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the geological process modeling generates the multi-dimensional model in a time that differs from a time of the acquired imagery.

11. The method of claim 1 comprising rendering at least one graphical user interface to a display that comprises an image based at least in part on the acquired seismic data.

12. The method of claim 1 comprising coding at least a portion of the generated synthetic seismic data and performing the search based at least in part on the coding.

13. The method of claim 1 comprising coding at least a portion of the acquired seismic data and performing the search based at least in part on the coding.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the exposed geological feature is an analogue for the subsurface geological feature.

15. A system comprising:

a processor;

memory operatively coupled to the processor; and

processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to instruct the system to: acquire imagery of an exposed surface of the Earth that comprises an exposed geological feature;

generate a multi-dimensional model based at least in part on the imagery;

generate synthetic seismic data utilizing the multi-dimensional model;

acquire seismic data of a subsurface region of the Earth that comprises a subsurface geological feature;

perform a search that matches a portion of the acquired seismic data and a portion of the synthetic seismic data; and

characterize the subsurface region of the Earth based at least in part on the portion of the synthetic seismic data.

16. The system of claim 15 , further comprising processor-executable instructions stored in the memory to instruct the system to:

render at least one graphical user interface to a display that comprises an image based at least in part on the acquired seismic data;

code at least a portion of: the generated synthetic seismic data, and the acquired seismic data; and

perform the search based at least in part on the code, wherein: the exposed surface of the Earth is an outcrop, the imagery comprises imagery selected from the group consisting of photographic imagery and LIDAR imagery, a spatial resolution of the imagery exceeds a spatial resolution of the acquired seismic data, a spatial resolution of the synthetic seismic data exceeds a spatial resolution of the acquired seismic data, and

wherein, to generate the multi-dimensional model includes performance of geological process modeling and generation of a mesh model that is draped with at least a portion of the imagery.

17. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions executable to instruct a computing system to:

acquire imagery of an exposed surface of the Earth that comprises an exposed geological feature;

generate a multi-dimensional model based at least in part on the imagery;

generate synthetic seismic data utilizing the multi-dimensional model;

acquire seismic data of a subsurface region of the Earth that comprises a subsurface geological feature;

perform a search that matches a portion of the acquired seismic data and a portion of the synthetic seismic data; and

characterize the subsurface region of the Earth based at least in part on the portion of the synthetic seismic data.

18. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media of claim 17 further comprising computer-executable instructions executable to instruct a computing system to render at least one graphical user interface to a display that comprises an image based at least in part on the acquired seismic data.