diff --git a/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.hpp b/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.hpp
index 6ccd43b40..19aa73685 100644
--- a/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.hpp
+++ b/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct RstSegment {
     double area;
     double volume;
     double dist_bhp_ref;
-    double bhp_ref_dz;
+    double node_depth;
     double total_flow;
     double water_flow_fraction;
     double gas_flow_fraction;
diff --git a/opm/output/eclipse/VectorItems/msw.hpp b/opm/output/eclipse/VectorItems/msw.hpp
index 5d89a02f8..9b321b9bf 100644
--- a/opm/output/eclipse/VectorItems/msw.hpp
+++ b/opm/output/eclipse/VectorItems/msw.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Opm { namespace RestartIO { namespace Helpers { namespace VectorItems
             SegArea         = 4, // Cross-sectional area of segment
             SegVolume       = 5, // Physical volume of segment
             DistBHPRef      = 6, // Segment's distance to BHP reference node
-            DepthBHPRef     = 7, // Segment's depth differential to BHP ref. node
+            SegNodeDepth    = 7, // Segment's node depth
 
             TotFlowRate  =  8,  // Normalised total segment flow rate
             WatFlowFract =  9,  // Normalised Water flow rate fraction
diff --git a/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/Segment.cpp b/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/Segment.cpp
index 597fa4e37..59a998eb9 100644
--- a/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/Segment.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/Segment.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         , m_branch(rst_segment.branch)
         , m_outlet_segment(rst_segment.outlet_segment)
         , m_total_length( rst_segment.dist_bhp_ref )
-        , m_depth(rst_segment.bhp_ref_dz)
+        , m_depth(rst_segment.node_depth)
         , m_internal_diameter(if_invalid_value(rst_segment.diameter))
         , m_roughness(if_invalid_value(rst_segment.roughness))
         , m_cross_area(if_invalid_value(rst_segment.area))
diff --git a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.cpp b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.cpp
index f374dec45..59dc44d0e 100644
--- a/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/io/eclipse/rst/segment.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ RstSegment::RstSegment(const ::Opm::UnitSystem& unit_system, int segment_number,
     area(                   area_to_si(unit_system,             rseg[VI::RSeg::SegArea])),
     volume(                 unit_system.to_si(M::volume,        rseg[VI::RSeg::SegVolume])),
     dist_bhp_ref(           unit_system.to_si(M::length,        rseg[VI::RSeg::DistBHPRef])),
-    bhp_ref_dz(             unit_system.to_si(M::length,        rseg[VI::RSeg::DepthBHPRef])),
+    node_depth(             unit_system.to_si(M::length,        rseg[VI::RSeg::SegNodeDepth])),
     total_flow(             unit_system.to_si(M::rate,          rseg[VI::RSeg::TotFlowRate])),
     water_flow_fraction(                                        rseg[VI::RSeg::WatFlowFract]),
     gas_flow_fraction(                                          rseg[VI::RSeg::GasFlowFract]),
diff --git a/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateMSWData.cpp b/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateMSWData.cpp
index 1d8cec615..4e7be694a 100644
--- a/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateMSWData.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateMSWData.cpp
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ namespace {
                     rSeg[iS + Ix::OutletDepthDiff] = units.from_si(M::length, welSegSet.depthTopSegment());
                     rSeg[iS + Ix::SegVolume]       = volFromLengthUnitConv*welSegSet.volumeTopSegment();
                     rSeg[iS + Ix::DistBHPRef]      = rSeg[iS + Ix::DistOutlet];
-                    rSeg[iS + Ix::DepthBHPRef]     = rSeg[iS + Ix::OutletDepthDiff];
+                    rSeg[iS + Ix::SegNodeDepth]    = rSeg[iS + Ix::OutletDepthDiff];
                     //
                     // branch according to whether multisegment well calculations are switched on or not
 
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ namespace {
                     rSeg[iS + Ix::SegArea]         = areaFromLengthUnitConv *  segment.crossArea();
                     rSeg[iS + Ix::SegVolume]       = volFromLengthUnitConv  *  segment.volume();
                     rSeg[iS + Ix::DistBHPRef]      = units.from_si(M::length, (segment.totalLength()));
-                    rSeg[iS + Ix::DepthBHPRef]     = units.from_si(M::length, (segment.depth()));
+                    rSeg[iS + Ix::SegNodeDepth]    = units.from_si(M::length, (segment.depth()));
 
                     // see section above for explanation of values
                     // branch according to whether multisegment well calculations are switched on or not