Re: Side wall cores or full coring?
I always go for conventional coring, as such a core will benefit all disciplines and will give you the opportunity to run the required tests and get a full section preserved for future use, while SWC is not always successful, and mostly gives small plugs and is not suitable for SCAL tests. If no conventional core is possible then SWC might give an idea of the reservoir properties, but cores are very useful and, I feel, often neglected.