diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
index cf4355f73..885bf0571 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.cpp
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ namespace Opm {
         }
     }
 
+    size_t TableManager::numFIPRegions() const {
+        size_t ntfip = m_tabdims.getNumFIPRegions();
+        if (m_regdims->getNTFIP( ) > ntfip)
+            return m_regdims->getNTFIP( );
+        else
+            return ntfip;
+    }
+
     const Tabdims& TableManager::getTabdims() const {
         return m_tabdims;
     }
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
index 02fc0383a..ac18deb2b 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/TableManager.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ namespace Opm {
         const Tabdims& getTabdims() const;
         const Eqldims& getEqldims() const;
 
+        /*
+          WIll return max{ Tabdims::NTFIP , Regdims::NTFIP }.
+        */
+        size_t numFIPRegions() const;
+
         const TableContainer& getSwofTables() const;
         const TableContainer& getSgwfnTables() const;
         const TableContainer& getSof2Tables() const;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp
index f10600cfb..e23d4774a 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Tables/tests/TableManagerTests.cpp
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestParseDENSITY ) {
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestParseROCK ) {
     const std::string data = R"(
       TABDIMS
-        1* 2 /
+        1* 2 * * 8/
 
       ROCK
         1.1 1.2 /
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestParseROCK ) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 2.2 * 1e-5, rock[1].compressibility );
 
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW( rock.at( 2 ), std::out_of_range );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 8 , tables.numFIPRegions( ));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestParsePVCDO ) {
@@ -1258,6 +1259,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestParsePVCDO ) {
       TABDIMS
         1* 1 /
 
+      REGDIMS
+        25 /
+
       PVCDO
         3600 1.12 1.6e-5 0.88 0.0 /
     )";
@@ -1274,7 +1278,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( TestParsePVCDO ) {
     BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( 0.0,     pvcdo[ 0 ].viscosibility * 1e5, 1e-5 );
 
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW( pvcdo.at( 1 ), std::out_of_range );
-
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 25 , tables.numFIPRegions( ));
 
     const std::string malformed = R"(
       TABDIMS