Apparatus and methods of categorizing a subterranean formation including collecting data related to the formation, performing an algorithm comprising guided Bayesian survey design, identifying data observations to collect, and collecting additional data observations related to the formation. In some embodiments, the performing comprises forming a matrix or loading a matrix or both. Apparatus and methods of categorizing a subterranean formation including collecting data related to the formation, performing an algorithm comprising guided Bayesian survey design, identifying data observations to use, and processing the data observations wherein the observations require less processing time than if no algorithm were performed.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A method of categorizing a subterranean formation, comprising: collecting data related to the formation; performing an algorithm comprising guided Bayesian survey design; identifying data observations to collect; and collecting additional data observations related to the formation. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises forming a matrix or loading a matrix or both. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises dimension reduction. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises a COMPRESS procedure. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the COMPRESS procedure comprises forming a matrix or loading a matrix or both. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the COMPRESS procedure comprises dimension reduction. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises distributable matrix factorization. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the factorization comprises rank-revealing factorization. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the factorization comprises rank-revealing QR factorization. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises a REDUCEROWS procedure. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the REDUCEROWS procedure comprises calculating a rank. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the REDUCEROWS procedure comprises eliminating matrix rows whose indices are greater than the rank. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises a REDUCECOLS procedure. 14. The method of claim 14, wherein the REDUCECOLS procedure comprises calculating a rank. 15. The method of claim 15, wherein the REDUCECOLS procedure comprises eliminating matrix columns whose indices are greater than the rank. 16. A method of categorizing a subterranean formation, comprising: collecting data related to the formation; performing an algorithm comprising guided Bayesian survey design; identifying data observations to use; and processing the data observations wherein the observations require less processing time than if no algorithm were performed. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the performing comprises forming a matrix or loading a matrix or both. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the performing comprises dimension reduction. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the performing comprises distributable matrix factorization. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the factorization comprises rank-revealing factorization. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein the factorization comprises rank-revealing QR factorization.