diff --git a/opm/io/eclipse/SummaryNode.hpp b/opm/io/eclipse/SummaryNode.hpp
index 428abedaa..7301aa422 100644
--- a/opm/io/eclipse/SummaryNode.hpp
+++ b/opm/io/eclipse/SummaryNode.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct SummaryNode {
     Type        type;
     std::string wgname;
     int         number;
+    std::string fip_region;
 
     constexpr static int default_number { std::numeric_limits<int>::min() };
 
diff --git a/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.hpp b/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.hpp
index a132e2b6a..a328e3994 100644
--- a/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.hpp
+++ b/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.hpp
@@ -20,23 +20,25 @@
 #ifndef OPM_REGION_CACHE_HPP
 #define OPM_REGION_CACHE_HPP
 
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace Opm {
     class Schedule;
     class EclipseGrid;
+    class FieldPropsManager;
 
 namespace out {
     class RegionCache {
     public:
         RegionCache() = default;
-        RegionCache(const std::vector<int>& fipnum, const EclipseGrid& grid, const Schedule& schedule);
-        const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>>& connections( int region_id ) const;
+        RegionCache(const std::set<std::string>& fip_regions, const FieldPropsManager& fp, const EclipseGrid& grid, const Schedule& schedule);
+        const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>>& connections( const std::string& region_name, int region_id ) const;
 
     private:
         std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>> connections_empty;
-
-        std::map<int , std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>>> connection_map;
+        std::map<std::pair<std::string, int> , std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>>> connection_map;
     };
 }
 }
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.hpp
index 3824fd6dc..b02a74b84 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         SummaryConfigNode& namedEntity(std::string name);
         SummaryConfigNode& number(const int num);
         SummaryConfigNode& isUserDefined(const bool userDefined);
+        SummaryConfigNode& fip_region(const std::string& fip_region);
 
         const std::string& keyword() const { return this->keyword_; }
         Category category() const { return this->category_; }
@@ -58,12 +59,13 @@ namespace Opm {
         const std::string& namedEntity() const { return this->name_; }
         int number() const { return this->number_; }
         bool isUserDefined() const { return this->userDefined_; }
+        const std::string& fip_region() const { return this->fip_region_; }
 
         std::string uniqueNodeKey() const;
         const Location& location( ) const { return this->loc; }
 
         operator Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode() const {
-            return { keyword_, category_, type_, name_, number_ };
+            return { keyword_, category_, type_, name_, number_, fip_region_ };
         }
 
         template<class Serializer>
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             serializer(type_);
             serializer(name_);
             serializer(number_);
+            serializer(fip_region_);
             serializer(userDefined_);
         }
 
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         Type        type_{ Type::Undefined };
         std::string name_{};
         int         number_{std::numeric_limits<int>::min()};
+        std::string fip_region_;
         bool        userDefined_{false};
     };
 
@@ -164,6 +168,14 @@ namespace Opm {
             */
             bool hasKeyword( const std::string& keyword ) const;
 
+
+            /*
+              Will check if the SummaryConfig object contains any keyword
+              matching the pattern argument. The matching is done with
+              fnmatch().
+            */
+            bool match(const std::string& keywordPattern) const;
+
             /*
                The hasSummaryKey() method will look for fully
                qualified keys like 'RPR:3' and 'BPR:10,15,20.
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ namespace Opm {
               is required to calculate the summary variables.
             */
             bool require3DField( const std::string& keyword) const;
+            std::set<std::string> fip_regions() const;
 
             bool operator==(const SummaryConfig& data) const;
 
diff --git a/src/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.cpp b/src/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.cpp
index 6eef34560..d252053c4 100644
--- a/src/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/output/eclipse/RegionCache.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/FieldPropsManager.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/Connection.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp>
@@ -28,25 +29,30 @@
 namespace Opm {
 namespace out {
 
-RegionCache::RegionCache(const std::vector<int>& fipnum, const EclipseGrid& grid, const Schedule& schedule) {
+RegionCache::RegionCache(const std::set<std::string>& fip_regions, const FieldPropsManager& fp, const EclipseGrid& grid, const Schedule& schedule) {
+    for (const auto& fip_name : fip_regions) {
+        const auto& fip_region = fp.get_int(fip_name);
 
-    const auto& wells = schedule.getWellsatEnd();
-    for (const auto& well : wells) {
-        const auto& connections = well.getConnections( );
-        for (const auto& c : connections) {
-            if (grid.cellActive(c.getI(), c.getJ(), c.getK())) {
-                size_t active_index = grid.activeIndex(c.getI(), c.getJ(), c.getK());
-                int region_id = fipnum[active_index];
-                auto& well_index_list = this->connection_map[ region_id ];
-                well_index_list.push_back( { well.name() , active_index } );
+        const auto& wells = schedule.getWellsatEnd();
+        for (const auto& well : wells) {
+            const auto& connections = well.getConnections( );
+            for (const auto& c : connections) {
+                if (grid.cellActive(c.getI(), c.getJ(), c.getK())) {
+                    size_t active_index = grid.activeIndex(c.getI(), c.getJ(), c.getK());
+                    int region_id = fip_region[active_index];
+                    auto key = std::make_pair(fip_name, region_id);
+                    auto& well_index_list = this->connection_map[ key ];
+                    well_index_list.push_back( { well.name() , active_index } );
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 
-    const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>>& RegionCache::connections( int region_id ) const {
-        const auto iter = this->connection_map.find( region_id );
+    const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,size_t>>& RegionCache::connections( const std::string& region_name, int region_id ) const {
+        auto key = std::make_pair(region_name, region_id);
+        const auto iter = this->connection_map.find( key );
         if (iter == this->connection_map.end())
             return this->connections_empty;
         else
diff --git a/src/opm/output/eclipse/Summary.cpp b/src/opm/output/eclipse/Summary.cpp
index 5ba1d9386..2577ffb6e 100644
--- a/src/opm/output/eclipse/Summary.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/output/eclipse/Summary.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace {
              const std::string& name) -> void
         {
             for (const auto& vector : vectors) {
-                entities.push_back({kwpref + vector.kw, cat, vector.type, name, Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::default_number });
+                entities.push_back({kwpref + vector.kw, cat, vector.type, name, Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::default_number, "" });
             }
         };
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace {
              const std::string& wgname) -> void
         {
             for (const auto &extra_vector : extra_vectors) {
-                entities.push_back({ extra_vector.kw, category, extra_vector.type, wgname, Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::default_number });
+                entities.push_back({ extra_vector.kw, category, extra_vector.type, wgname, Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::default_number, "" });
             }
         };
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace {
                 const int          segNumber) -> void
         {
             for (const auto &requiredVector : requiredVectors) {
-                ret.push_back({requiredVector.first, category, requiredVector.second, well, segNumber});
+                ret.push_back({requiredVector.first, category, requiredVector.second, well, segNumber, ""});
             }
         };
 
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ struct fn_args {
     double duration;
     const int sim_step;
     int  num;
+    const std::string fip_region;
     const Opm::SummaryState& st;
     const Opm::data::Wells& wells;
     const Opm::data::GroupValues& groups;
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@ inline quantity duration( const fn_args& args ) {
 template<rt phase , bool injection>
 quantity region_rate( const fn_args& args ) {
     double sum = 0;
-    const auto& well_connections = args.regionCache.connections( args.num );
+    const auto& well_connections = args.regionCache.connections( args.fip_region, args.num );
 
     for (const auto& pair : well_connections) {
 
@@ -1437,7 +1438,7 @@ inline std::vector<Opm::Well> find_wells( const Opm::Schedule& schedule,
 
         const auto region = node.number;
 
-        for ( const auto& connection : regionCache.connections( region ) ){
+        for ( const auto& connection : regionCache.connections( node.fip_region, region ) ){
             const auto& w_name = connection.first;
             if (schedule.hasWell(w_name, sim_step)) {
                 const auto& well = schedule.getWell( w_name, sim_step );
@@ -1640,6 +1641,7 @@ namespace Evaluator {
             const fn_args args {
                 wells, group_name, stepSize, static_cast<int>(sim_step),
                 std::max(0, this->node_.number),
+                this->node_.fip_region,
                 st, simRes.wellSol, simRes.groupSol, input.reg, input.grid,
                 std::move(efac.factors)
             };
@@ -2094,6 +2096,7 @@ namespace Evaluator {
 
         const fn_args args {
             {}, "", 0.0, 0, std::max(0, this->node_->number),
+            this->node_->fip_region,
             this->st_, {}, {}, reg, this->grid_,
             {}
         };
@@ -2390,7 +2393,7 @@ SummaryImplementation(const EclipseState&  es,
                       const Schedule&      sched,
                       const std::string&   basename)
     : grid_          (std::cref(grid))
-    , regCache_      (es.globalFieldProps().get_int("FIPNUM"), grid, sched)
+    , regCache_      (sumcfg.fip_regions(), es.globalFieldProps(), grid, sched)
     , deferredSMSpec_(makeDeferredSMSpecCreation(es, grid, sched))
     , rset_          (makeResultSet(es.cfg().io(), basename))
     , fmt_           { es.cfg().io().getFMTOUT() }
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.cpp
index 594bde6eb..fc3e9719c 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/SummaryConfig/SummaryConfig.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
+#include <fnmatch.h>
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -460,19 +462,25 @@ inline void keywordR2R( SummaryConfig::keyword_list& /* list */,
 }
 
 
-  inline void keywordR( SummaryConfig::keyword_list& list,
-                        const DeckKeyword& keyword,
-                        const TableManager& tables,
-                        const ParseContext& parseContext,
-                        ErrorGuard& errors ) {
+inline void keywordR( SummaryConfig::keyword_list& list,
+                      const DeckKeyword& deck_keyword,
+                      const TableManager& tables,
+                      const ParseContext& parseContext,
+                      ErrorGuard& errors ) {
 
-    if( is_region_to_region(keyword.name()) ) {
-        keywordR2R( list, parseContext, errors, keyword );
+    auto keyword = deck_keyword.name();
+    if( is_region_to_region(keyword) ) {
+        keywordR2R( list, parseContext, errors, deck_keyword );
         return;
     }
+    std::string region_name = "FIPNUM";
+    if (keyword.size() > 5) {
+        auto dash_pos = keyword.find("_");
+        region_name = "FIP" + keyword.substr(5,3);
+    }
 
     const size_t numfip = tables.numFIPRegions( );
-    const auto& item = keyword.getDataRecord().getDataItem();
+    const auto& item = deck_keyword.getDataRecord().getDataItem();
     std::vector<int> regions;
 
     if (item.data_size() > 0)
@@ -482,11 +490,11 @@ inline void keywordR2R( SummaryConfig::keyword_list& /* list */,
             regions.push_back( region );
     }
 
-    // Don't (currently) need parameter type for region keywords
     auto param = SummaryConfigNode {
-        keyword.name(), SummaryConfigNode::Category::Region, keyword.location()
+        keyword, SummaryConfigNode::Category::Region, deck_keyword.location()
     }
-    .isUserDefined( is_udq(keyword.name()) );
+    .fip_region( region_name )
+    .isUserDefined( is_udq(keyword) );
 
     for( const int region : regions ) {
         if (region >= 1 && region <= static_cast<int>(numfip))
@@ -872,6 +880,12 @@ SummaryConfigNode SummaryConfigNode::serializeObject()
     return result;
 }
 
+SummaryConfigNode& SummaryConfigNode::fip_region(const std::string& fip_region)
+{
+    this->fip_region_ = fip_region;
+    return *this;
+}
+
 SummaryConfigNode& SummaryConfigNode::parameterType(const Type type)
 {
     this->type_ = type;
@@ -1120,6 +1134,17 @@ bool SummaryConfig::hasSummaryKey(const std::string& keyword ) const {
 }
 
 
+bool SummaryConfig::match(const std::string& keywordPattern) const {
+    int flags = 0;
+    for (const auto& keyword : this->short_keywords) {
+        if (fnmatch(keywordPattern.c_str(), keyword.c_str(), flags) == 0)
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+
 size_t SummaryConfig::size() const {
     return this->keywords.size();
 }
@@ -1149,6 +1174,18 @@ bool SummaryConfig::require3DField( const std::string& keyword ) const {
 }
 
 
+
+std::set<std::string> SummaryConfig::fip_regions() const {
+    std::set<std::string> reg_set;
+    for (const auto& node : this->keywords) {
+        const auto& fip_region = node.fip_region();
+        if (fip_region.size() > 0)
+            reg_set.insert( fip_region );
+    }
+    return reg_set;
+}
+
+
 bool SummaryConfig::operator==(const Opm::SummaryConfig& data) const {
     return this->keywords == data.keywords &&
            this->short_keywords == data.short_keywords &&
diff --git a/tests/parser/SummaryConfigTests.cpp b/tests/parser/SummaryConfigTests.cpp
index abed3ec3d..ccec28ff8 100644
--- a/tests/parser/SummaryConfigTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/SummaryConfigTests.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
+#include <opm/io/eclipse/SummaryNode.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Python/Python.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/Deck.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp>
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ static Deck createDeck( const std::string& summary ) {
             "REGIONS\n"
             "FIPNUM\n"
             "200*1 300*2 500*3 /\n"
+            "FIPREG\n"
+            "200*10 300*20 500*30 /\n"
             "SCHEDULE\n"
             "WELSPECS\n"
             "     \'W_1\'        \'OP\'   1   1  3.33       \'OIL\'  7* /   \n"
@@ -1037,3 +1040,30 @@ RUNSUM
     BOOST_CHECK( summary_config2.createRunSummary());
     BOOST_CHECK(!summary_config2.hasKeyword("RUNSUM"));
 }
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FIPREG) {
+    std::string deck_string = R"(
+RPR__REG
+/
+
+ROPT_REG
+/
+)";
+    const auto& summary_config = createSummary(deck_string);
+    BOOST_CHECK(summary_config.hasKeyword("RPR__REG"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(summary_config.hasKeyword("ROPT_REG"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!summary_config.hasKeyword("RPR"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!summary_config.match("BPR*"));
+    BOOST_CHECK(summary_config.match("RPR*"));
+    for (const auto& node : summary_config) {
+        if (node.category() == EclIO::SummaryNode::Category::Region)
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( node.fip_region(), "FIPREG" );
+    }
+
+    const auto& fip_regions = summary_config.fip_regions();
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fip_regions.size(), 1);
+
+    auto reg_iter = fip_regions.find("FIPREG");
+    BOOST_CHECK( reg_iter != fip_regions.end() );
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_SummaryNode.cpp b/tests/test_SummaryNode.cpp
index 1efbd0d01..999f5bb51 100644
--- a/tests/test_SummaryNode.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_SummaryNode.cpp
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(UniqueKey) {
     using Category = Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::Category;
     using Type = Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::Type;
 
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Well,          Type::Rate, "NORA", 1 }, "KEYW:NORA" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Group,         Type::Rate, "NORA", 2 }, "KEYW:NORA" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Field,         Type::Rate, "NORA", 3 }, "KEYW" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Region,        Type::Rate, "NORA", 4 }, "KEYW:4" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Block,         Type::Rate, "NORA", 5 }, "KEYW:5" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Connection,    Type::Rate, "NORA", 6 }, "KEYW:NORA:6" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Segment,       Type::Rate, "NORA", 7 }, "KEYW:NORA:7" );
-    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Miscellaneous, Type::Rate, "NORA", 8 }, "KEYW" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Well,          Type::Rate, "NORA", 1 ,""}, "KEYW:NORA" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Group,         Type::Rate, "NORA", 2 ,""}, "KEYW:NORA" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Field,         Type::Rate, "NORA", 3 ,""}, "KEYW" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Region,        Type::Rate, "NORA", 4 ,""}, "KEYW:4" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Block,         Type::Rate, "NORA", 5 ,""}, "KEYW:5" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Connection,    Type::Rate, "NORA", 6 ,""}, "KEYW:NORA:6" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Segment,       Type::Rate, "NORA", 7 ,""}, "KEYW:NORA:7" );
+    expect_key( { "KEYW", Category::Miscellaneous, Type::Rate, "NORA", 8 ,""}, "KEYW" );
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InjectedNumberRenderer) {
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InjectedNumberRenderer) {
       Category::Region,
       Type::Undefined,
       "-",
-      2
+      2,
+      ""
     };
 
     Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode negativeNode {
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InjectedNumberRenderer) {
       Category::Region,
       Type::Undefined,
       "-",
-      -2
+      -2,
+      ""
     };
 
     auto chooseSign = [](const Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode& node) -> std::string {
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InjectedNumberRenderer) {
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(user_defined) {
-    auto summary_node = Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode{"FU_VAR1", Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::Category::Field, Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::Type::Undefined, "", -1 };
+    auto summary_node = Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode{"FU_VAR1", Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::Category::Field, Opm::EclIO::SummaryNode::Type::Undefined, "", -1 , ""};
     BOOST_CHECK( summary_node.is_user_defined() );
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_regionCache.cpp b/tests/test_regionCache.cpp
index 5bc88da82..f25d02f81 100644
--- a/tests/test_regionCache.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_regionCache.cpp
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(create) {
     EclipseState es(deck);
     const EclipseGrid& grid = es.getInputGrid();
     Schedule schedule( deck, es, python);
-    out::RegionCache rc(es.fieldProps().get_int("FIPNUM"), grid, schedule);
+    out::RegionCache rc({"FIPNUM"}, es.fieldProps(), grid, schedule);
     {
-        const auto& empty = rc.connections( 4 );
+        const auto& empty = rc.connections( "FIPNUM", 4 );
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( empty.size() , 0 );
     }
 
     {
-        const auto& top_layer = rc.connections( 1 );
+        const auto& top_layer = rc.connections(  "FIPNUM", 1 );
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( top_layer.size() , 3 );
         {
             auto pair = top_layer[0];