Systems and methods for hybrid model hydraulic fracture pressure forecasting

A system for forecasting pressures in a hydraulic fracturing system for a well, the system comprising:

• a processing module executing code and configured to:
• receive specifications for performing a hydraulic fracturing operation on a well, the specifications forecasting an array of flow rate information for frac fluid over time;
• submit the array of flow rate information to a model incorporating a statistically based multivariate relationship operating on the flowrate information to forecast pressure results including at least one of a bottomhole pressure time-based array and a surface pressure time based array,
• each of the pressure results being separable into pressure loss subcomponents,
• determine a system of multipliers for statistical normalization of the pressure loss subcomponents,
• calculate normalized pressure loss subcomponents obtained by multiplying the pressure loss subcomponents by selected multipliers obtained from the system of multipliers, and
• provide normalized pressure forecast data on a basis of the normalized pressure loss subcomponents;
• monitor observed pressure from the well as the hydraulic fracturing operation is underway by comparing the normalized pressure forecast data over time to the observed pressure from the well;
• and
• take responsive action when monitoring of the observed pressure indicates an opportunity to achieve real-time pressure matching between the normalized pressure forecast data and the forecast pressure results.