Adaptive tracking of geological objects

A computer-implemented method for detecting a natural contour of a geologic object represented in three-dimensional (3D) seismic data, the method comprising:

• identifying a first data set from within the 3D seismic data, the first data set comprising a plurality of phase events;
• selecting, from the plurality of phase events, a first seed phase event comprising a first phase characteristic;
• using a similarity calculation to determine a corresponding similarity score between the selected first seed phase event and each one of a predetermined number of candidate phase events included in the first data set;
• assigning each corresponding similarity score to each corresponding one of the predetermined number of candidate phase events;
• adjusting a particular similarity score of a particular one of the predetermined number of candidate phase events in accordance with a first boundary condition that includes an algorithmic optimization constraint to boost the particular similarity score based on a determined similarity score projected from a second data set that is also included within the 3D seismic data;
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• generating, based on an optimization algorithm, a tracked path corresponding to the natural contour that is present between the first seed phase event and a second phase event.