diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp
index d5eddec51..5270f4358 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ namespace Opm {
     public:
 
 
+        WellConnections();
         WellConnections(int headI, int headJ);
+        WellConnections(int headI, int headJ,
+                        size_t numRemoved,
+                        const std::vector<Connection>& connections);
+
         // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
         WellConnections(const WellConnections& src, const EclipseGrid& grid);
         void addConnection(int i, int j , int k ,
@@ -85,6 +90,11 @@ namespace Opm {
         bool operator==( const WellConnections& ) const;
         bool operator!=( const WellConnections& ) const;
 
+        int getHeadI() const;
+        int getHeadJ() const;
+        size_t getNumRemoved() const;
+        const std::vector<Connection>& getConnections() const;
+
     private:
         void addConnection(int i, int j , int k ,
                            int complnum,
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.cpp
index ce5e7f372..a70382021 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellConnections.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ inline std::array< size_t, 3> directionIndices(const Opm::Connection::Direction
 
 } // anonymous namespace
 
+    WellConnections::WellConnections() :
+      headI(0), headJ(0), num_removed(0)
+    {
+    }
+
     WellConnections::WellConnections(int headIArg, int headJArg) :
         headI(headIArg),
         headJ(headJArg)
@@ -122,6 +127,17 @@ inline std::array< size_t, 3> directionIndices(const Opm::Connection::Direction
     }
 
 
+    WellConnections::WellConnections(int headIArg, int headJArg,
+                                     size_t numRemoved,
+                                     const std::vector<Connection>& connections) :
+        headI(headIArg),
+        headJ(headJArg),
+        num_removed(numRemoved),
+        m_connections(connections)
+    {
+    }
+
+
 
     WellConnections::WellConnections(const WellConnections& src, const EclipseGrid& grid) :
         headI(src.headI),
@@ -505,4 +521,24 @@ inline std::array< size_t, 3> directionIndices(const Opm::Connection::Direction
         this->num_removed += std::distance(new_end, m_connections.end());
         m_connections.erase(new_end, m_connections.end());
     }
+
+
+    int WellConnections::getHeadI() const {
+        return headI;
+    }
+
+
+    int WellConnections::getHeadJ() const {
+        return headJ;
+    }
+
+
+    size_t WellConnections::getNumRemoved() const {
+        return num_removed;
+    }
+
+
+    const std::vector<Connection>& WellConnections::getConnections() const {
+        return m_connections;
+    }
 }