This is an expanded version of a book on carbonate deposits published originally in French. Some examples of case histories of carbonate deposits in North America have been added. The material is divided into 3 chapters entitled: Depositional Environments and Geometry of Carbonate Deposits, Carbonate Reservoir Rocks, and Case Histories of Carbonate Reservoirs. Separate abstracts have been prepared for each of the 3 chapters. (BLM)