1. A method comprising: providing an optimization parameter set, the optimization parameter set having a plurality of variables for accurate simulation of at least one behavior of interest relating to a hydrocarbon reservoir; reducing a number of optimization parameters in the optimization parameter set prior to applying a rigorous optimization model to thereby provide a reduced parameter space; simulating the at least one behavior of interest for optimization processing using the rigorous optimization model over the reduced parameter space to provide an optimized solution for application to the behavior of interest; and outputting the optimized solution.