Abstract

Carbonate rock is a common rock on Viet Nam continental shelf, especially areas in which oil and gas have been explored. On these areas, rigs have been set on carbonate bedrock. Up to now, carbonate rock has been researched mainly to design rig foundation, whereas researches about geology as well as geotechnics have not been done. The article provides some research results about mineral component, carbonate structure and basic mechanical physic properties of carbonate at 9-9-COD-IX region on Viet Nam continental shelf.