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Percussion Sidewall Core

A core taken from the side of the borehole (perpendicular to it) by firing hollow, retrievable cylindrical bullets into the formation. The bullets remain connected to the sidewall coring gun by wires, and movement of the gun pulls the bullets from the borehole wall.