Seismic modeling system providing seismic survey data spatial domain exemplar inpainting and related methods

A seismic modeling system comprising:

• a seismic model data storage device;
• and
• a processor cooperating with said seismic model data storage device to
• identify an obstruction within a seismic model spatial domain data set having a lateral boundary, the seismic model spatial domain data set comprising a compressional wave data set,
• define a suspect area including spatial domain data within the lateral boundary and directly below the obstruction, and
• iteratively inpaint the suspect area in the seismic model spatial domain data set based upon an exemplar inpainting algorithm.

A seismic modeling method comprising:

• using a processor to
• identify an obstruction within a seismic model spatial domain data set having a lateral boundary,
• define a suspect area including spatial domain data within the lateral boundary and directly below the obstruction, and
• inpaint the suspect area in the seismic model spatial domain data set based upon an exemplar inpainting algorithm.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform steps comprising:

• identifying an obstruction within a seismic model spatial domain data set having a lateral boundary;
• defining a suspect area including spatial domain data within the lateral boundary and directly below the obstruction;
• and
• inpainting the suspect area in the seismic model spatial domain data set based upon an exemplar inpainting algorithm.