Information characterization system and methods

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions or statements for use in executing in a computer a method of normalizing characterization information comprising:

• defining a plurality of characteristics;
• for each characteristic defining a set of allowed values;
• defining a logging interval;
• at a plurality of logging intervals, selecting a value from the set of allowed values for a characteristic of the plurality of characteristics;
• storing the selected value for the characteristics at the plurality of logging intervals as characterization information of core set log data;
• receiving electrical log data;
• and storing the electrical log data;
• and
• correlating the electrical log data with the characterization information of the core set log data.

A computing system for correlating log information, the computing system configured to:

• receive a selection, at a plurality of logging intervals, of a value from a set of allowed values for a characteristic of a plurality of characteristics;
• store the selected value for the characteristics at the plurality of logging intervals as characterization information of core set log data;
• receive and store specified electrical log data;
• and
• correlate the electrical log data with the characterization information of the core set log data.