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Thomas Daley

Staff Scientist (retired)

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M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-508-3038

tmdaley@lbl.gov

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Biography

Thomas M. (Tom) Daley retired as a staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in 2018, worked as rehired retiree until 2021 and is currently an affiliate in the Energy Geosciences Division. He worked with Berkeley Lab from 1987 to 2021.  He received a Bachelors degree in Geophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980 and a Masters degree in Engineering Geoscience from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. He worked from 1980 to 1985 with Seismograph Service Corporation performing borehole seismic surveys and managing a district office in Ventura, CA, which served the western U.S.

Tom’s research work focused on the acquisition and analysis of borehole seismic data from field scale experiments. His research contributions included seismic monitoring using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) on fiber optic cables and continuous active-source seismic monitoring (CASSM). Problems addressed include continuous travel time monitoring to detect stress changes, monitoring geologic storage of CO2, characterization of subsurface fractures in geothermal and oil fields, high resolution imaging of shallow surface materials, imaging fracture flow zones in contaminated aquifers, and geophysical characterization of volcanic tuff flows for nuclear waste isolation at Yucca Mountain.

Tom has contributed to over 70 peer-reviewed publications, and has been a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) since 1980, a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1987, the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), and is currently on the SEG Research Committee, and the CO2 research subcommittee.

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Research Interests

My research is focused on the acquisition and analysis of borehole seismic data from field scale experiments. Problems addressed include continuous monitoring to detect stress changes, monitoring of geologic sequestration of CO2, monitoring for risk assessment, characterization of fracture content and dominant fracture orientation in geothermal and oil fields, high resolution imaging of shallow surface materials, imaging fracture flow zones in contaminated aquifers, and integrated geophysical characterization of volcanic tuff flows for nuclear waste isolation at Yucca Mountain.

Education

  • M.S. Engineering Geoscience, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
  • B.A. Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 1980

Experience

  • Affiliate Scientist, LBNL-Energy Geosciences Division (EGD), 2021-Present
  • Staff Scientist, LBNL-Energy Geosciences Division (EGD), 2015-2021
  • Department Head, Geophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)-Earth & Environmental Sciences Area (formerly Earth Sciences Division, ESD), 2014-2017
  • Staff Scientist, LBNL-ESD, 2011-2015
  • Research Scientist, LBNL-ESD, 2001-2011
  • Staff Research Associate, LBNL-ESD, 1995-2007
  • Research Associate, LBNL-ESD, 1987-1995
  • District Manager, Seismograph Service Corporation, 1982-1985
  • Field Engineer, Birdwell Division, Seismograph Service Corporation, 1980-1982

Patents

  • 2016 - System and Method of Detecting Well Integrity Failure, US Patent 20,160,116,621
  • 2011 - Piezotube Borehole Seismic Source, US Patent 8,717,850

Awards

  • R&D 100 Award (R&D Magazine) for CASSM (Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring), 2015
  • Best Paper, Annual Meeting for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2012
  • Schlumberger Gold Award, 2008
  • Outstanding Performance Awards, LBNL, 2006, 2007, 2015

Professional Affiliations

  • Member: Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), American Geophysical Union (AGU), Bay Area Geophysical Society (BAGS)
  • Member: SEG Research Committee
  • Member and Previous Chair: SEG CO2 Research Subcommittee
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