A method, systems, and computer readable media optimize the correlation of well log data utilizing dynamic programming. A geological signature in well log data from a reference well is mapped onto well log data from one or more target wells by using a dynamic programming algorithm to calculate multiple solutions. Each calculated solution has an associated cost measure with the least cost measure representing the optimal solution. Each solution represents a mapping of the geological signature from reference well log data onto the target well log data. The optimal solution and may be displayed to a user along with the location of well picks mapped from the reference well log data. The user may either accept the displayed calculated solution or choose one of the alternative solutions. The user may also ignore the calculated solutions and manually select a different solution or add constraints to a calculated solution.