diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp
index 5cca49052..585c800ea 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.hpp
@@ -31,9 +31,19 @@ namespace Opm {
 
     class TableColumn {
     public:
+        TableColumn();
         explicit TableColumn( const ColumnSchema& schema );
+        TableColumn(const ColumnSchema& schema,
+                    const std::string& name,
+                    const std::vector<double>& values,
+                    const std::vector<bool>& defaults,
+                    size_t defaultCount);
         size_t size( ) const;
+        const ColumnSchema& schema() const;
         const std::string& name() const;
+        const std::vector<double>& values() const;
+        const std::vector<bool>& defaults() const;
+        size_t defaultCount() const;
         void assertOrder(double value1 , double value2) const;
         void addValue(double);
         void addDefault();
@@ -60,6 +70,9 @@ namespace Opm {
         std::vector<double> vectorCopy() const;
         std::vector<double>::const_iterator begin() const;
         std::vector<double>::const_iterator end() const;
+
+        bool operator==(const TableColumn& data) const;
+
     private:
         void assertUpdate(size_t index, double value) const;
         void assertPrevious(size_t index , double value) const;
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.cpp
index bd637dea0..7c47686c9 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableColumn.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 
 namespace Opm {
 
+    TableColumn::TableColumn()
+    {
+        m_defaultCount = 0;
+    }
+
     TableColumn::TableColumn(const ColumnSchema& schema) :
         m_schema( schema )
     {
@@ -33,6 +38,19 @@ namespace Opm {
     }
 
 
+    TableColumn::TableColumn(const ColumnSchema& schema,
+                             const std::string& name,
+                             const std::vector<double>& values,
+                             const std::vector<bool>& defaults,
+                             size_t defaultCount) :
+        m_schema(schema),
+        m_name(name),
+        m_values(values),
+        m_default(defaults),
+        m_defaultCount(defaultCount)
+    {
+    }
+
 
     size_t TableColumn::size() const {
         return m_values.size();
@@ -44,10 +62,26 @@ namespace Opm {
             throw std::invalid_argument("Incorrect ordering of values in column: " + m_schema.name());
     }
 
+    const ColumnSchema& TableColumn::schema() const {
+        return m_schema;
+    }
+
     const std::string& TableColumn::name() const {
         return m_name;
     }
 
+    const std::vector<double>& TableColumn::values() const {
+        return m_values;
+    }
+
+    const std::vector<bool>& TableColumn::defaults() const {
+        return m_default;
+    }
+
+    size_t TableColumn::defaultCount() const {
+        return m_defaultCount;
+    }
+
     void TableColumn::assertNext(size_t index , double value) const {
         size_t nextIndex = index + 1;
         if (nextIndex < m_values.size()) {
@@ -324,6 +358,14 @@ namespace Opm {
         return std::vector<double>( begin() , end());
     }
 
+    bool TableColumn::operator==(const TableColumn& data) const {
+        return this->schema() == data.schema() &&
+               this->name() == data.name() &&
+               this->values() == data.values() &&
+               this->defaults() == data.defaults() &&
+               this->defaultCount() == data.defaultCount();
+    }
+
 }