diff --git a/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.hpp b/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.hpp
index 14b4ebb57..4c6f2c531 100644
--- a/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.hpp
+++ b/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.hpp
@@ -44,16 +44,20 @@ public:
     template <typename T>
     const std::vector<T>& getRft(const std::string& name, const std::string& wellName,
                                  int year, int month, int day) const;
+    template <typename T>
+    const std::vector<T>& getRft(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const;
 
     std::vector<std::string> listOfWells() const;
     std::vector<RftDate> listOfdates() const;
 
-    using RftReportList = std::vector<std::pair<std::string, RftDate>>;
+    using RftReportList = std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, RftDate, float>>;
     const RftReportList& listOfRftReports() const { return rftReportList; }
 
     bool hasRft(const std::string& wellName, const RftDate& date) const;
     bool hasRft(const std::string& wellName, int year, int month, int day) const;
 
+    std::vector<EclEntry> listOfRftArrays(int reportIndex ) const;
+
     std::vector<EclEntry> listOfRftArrays(const std::string& wellName,
                                           const RftDate& date) const;
 
@@ -63,8 +67,10 @@ public:
     bool hasArray(const std::string& arrayName, const std::string& wellName,
                   const RftDate& date) const;
 
+    int numberOfReports() { return numReports; }
+
 private:
-    std::map<int, std::pair<int,int>> arrIndexRange;
+    std::map<int, std::tuple<int,int>> arrIndexRange;
     int numReports;
     std::vector<float> timeList;
 
@@ -72,9 +78,11 @@ private:
     std::set<RftDate> dateList;
     RftReportList rftReportList;
 
-    std::map<std::pair<std::string,RftDate>,int> reportIndex;  //  mapping report index to wellName and date (tupe)
+    std::map<std::tuple<std::string,RftDate>,int> reportIndices;  //  mapping report index to wellName and date (tupe)
 
     int getReportIndex(const std::string& wellName, const RftDate& date) const;
+
+    int getArrayIndex(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const;
     int getArrayIndex(const std::string& name, const std::string& wellName,
                       const RftDate& date) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.cpp b/src/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.cpp
index a79a7b70c..7cab30024 100644
--- a/src/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/io/eclipse/ERft.cpp
@@ -63,13 +63,11 @@ ERft::ERft(const std::string &filename) : EclFile(filename)
     }
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < first.size(); i++) {
-        std::pair<int,int> range;
-        range.first = first[i];
-
+        std::tuple<int,int> range;
         if (i == first.size() - 1) {
-            range.second = listOfArrays.size();
+            range = std::make_tuple(first[i], listOfArrays.size());
         } else {
-            range.second = first[i+1];
+            range = std::make_tuple(first[i], first[i+1]);
         }
 
         arrIndexRange[i] = range;
@@ -78,32 +76,33 @@ ERft::ERft(const std::string &filename) : EclFile(filename)
     numReports = first.size();
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < wellName.size(); i++) {
-        std::pair<std::string,RftDate> wellDatePair(wellName[i],dates[i]);
-        reportIndex[wellDatePair] = i;
-        rftReportList.push_back(wellDatePair);
+        std::tuple<std::string, RftDate> wellDateTuple = std::make_tuple(wellName[i], dates[i]);
+        std::tuple<std::string, RftDate, float> wellDateTimeTuple = std::make_tuple(wellName[i], dates[i], timeList[i]);
+        reportIndices[wellDateTuple] = i;
+        rftReportList.push_back(wellDateTimeTuple);
     }
 }
 
 
 bool ERft::hasRft(const std::string& wellName, const RftDate& date) const
 {
-    return reportIndex.find({wellName, date}) != reportIndex.end();
+    return reportIndices.find({wellName, date}) != reportIndices.end();
 }
 
 
 bool ERft::hasRft(const std::string& wellName, int year, int month, int day) const
 {
     RftDate date(year, month, day);
-    return reportIndex.find({wellName,date}) != reportIndex.end();
+    return reportIndices.find({wellName,date}) != reportIndices.end();
 }
 
 
 int ERft::getReportIndex(const std::string& wellName, const RftDate& date) const
 {
-    std::pair<std::string,std::tuple<int,int,int>> wellDatePair(wellName,date);
-    auto rIndIt = reportIndex.find(wellDatePair);
+    std::tuple<std::string,std::tuple<int,int,int>> wellDatePair(wellName, date);
+    auto rIndIt = reportIndices.find(wellDatePair);
 
-    if (rIndIt == reportIndex.end()) {
+    if (rIndIt == reportIndices.end()) {
         int y = std::get<0>(date);
         int m = std::get<1>(date);
         int d = std::get<2>(date);
@@ -124,8 +123,8 @@ bool ERft::hasArray(const std::string& arrayName, const std::string& wellName,
 
     auto searchInd = arrIndexRange.find(reportInd);
 
-    int fromInd = searchInd->second.first;
-    int toInd = searchInd->second.second;
+    int fromInd = std::get<0>(searchInd->second);
+    int toInd = std::get<1>(searchInd->second);
 
     auto it = std::find(array_name.begin()+fromInd,array_name.begin()+toInd,arrayName);
     return it != array_name.begin() + toInd;
@@ -139,8 +138,8 @@ int ERft::getArrayIndex(const std::string& name, const std::string& wellName,
 
     auto searchInd = arrIndexRange.find(rInd);
 
-    int fromInd =searchInd->second.first;
-    int toInd = searchInd->second.second;
+    int fromInd =std::get<0>(searchInd->second);
+    int toInd = std::get<1>(searchInd->second);
     auto it=std::find(array_name.begin()+fromInd,array_name.begin()+toInd,name);
 
     if (std::distance(array_name.begin(),it) == toInd) {
@@ -157,6 +156,28 @@ int ERft::getArrayIndex(const std::string& name, const std::string& wellName,
 }
 
 
+int ERft::getArrayIndex(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const
+{
+    if ((reportIndex < 0) || (reportIndex >= numReports)) {
+        std::string message = "Report index " + std::to_string(reportIndex) + " not found in RFT file.";
+        OPM_THROW(std::invalid_argument, message);
+    }
+
+    auto searchInd = arrIndexRange.find(reportIndex);
+    int fromInd =std::get<0>(searchInd->second);
+    int toInd = std::get<1>(searchInd->second);
+
+    auto it=std::find(array_name.begin() + fromInd,array_name.begin() + toInd,name);
+
+    if (std::distance(array_name.begin(),it) == toInd) {
+        std::string message = "Array " + name + " not found for RFT, rft report index: " + std::to_string(reportIndex);
+        OPM_THROW(std::invalid_argument, message);
+    }
+
+    return std::distance(array_name.begin(),it);
+}
+
+
 template<> const std::vector<float>&
 ERft::getRft<float>(const std::string& name, const std::string &wellName,
                     const RftDate& date) const
@@ -277,6 +298,98 @@ ERft::getRft<bool>(const std::string& name, const std::string& wellName,
 }
 
 
+template<> const std::vector<float>&
+ERft::getRft<float>(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const
+{
+    int arrInd = getArrayIndex(name, reportIndex);
+
+    if (array_type[arrInd] != REAL) {
+        std::string message = "Array " + name + " found in RFT file for selected report, but called with wrong type";
+        OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, message);
+    }
+
+    auto search_array = real_array.find(arrInd);
+    return search_array->second;
+}
+
+
+template<> const std::vector<double>&
+ERft::getRft<double>(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const
+{
+    int arrInd = getArrayIndex(name, reportIndex);
+
+    if (array_type[arrInd] != DOUB) {
+        std::string message = "Array " + name + " !!found in RFT file for selected report, but called with wrong type";
+        OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, message);
+    }
+
+    auto search_array = doub_array.find(arrInd);
+    return search_array->second;
+}
+
+
+template<> const std::vector<int>&
+ERft::getRft<int>(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const
+{
+    int arrInd = getArrayIndex(name, reportIndex);
+
+    if (array_type[arrInd] != INTE) {
+        std::string message = "Array " + name + " !!found in RFT file for selected report, but called with wrong type";
+        OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, message);
+    }
+
+    auto search_array = inte_array.find(arrInd);
+    return search_array->second;
+}
+
+
+template<> const std::vector<bool>&
+ERft::getRft<bool>(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const
+{
+    int arrInd = getArrayIndex(name, reportIndex);
+
+    if (array_type[arrInd] != LOGI) {
+        std::string message = "Array " + name + " !!found in RFT file for selected report, but called with wrong type";
+        OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, message);
+    }
+
+    auto search_array = logi_array.find(arrInd);
+    return search_array->second;
+}
+
+
+template<> const std::vector<std::string>&
+ERft::getRft<std::string>(const std::string& name, int reportIndex) const
+{
+    int arrInd = getArrayIndex(name, reportIndex);
+
+    if (array_type[arrInd] != CHAR) {
+        std::string message = "Array " + name + " !!found in RFT file for selected report, but called with wrong type";
+        OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, message);
+    }
+
+    auto search_array = char_array.find(arrInd);
+    return search_array->second;
+}
+
+
+std::vector<EclFile::EclEntry> ERft::listOfRftArrays(int reportIndex) const
+{
+    if ((reportIndex < 0) || (reportIndex >= numReports)) {
+        std::string message = "Report index " + std::to_string(reportIndex) + " not found in RFT file.";
+        OPM_THROW(std::invalid_argument, message);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<EclEntry> list;
+    auto searchInd = arrIndexRange.find(reportIndex);
+
+    for (int i = std::get<0>(searchInd->second); i < std::get<1>(searchInd->second); i++) {
+        list.emplace_back(array_name[i], array_type[i], array_size[i]);
+    }
+
+    return list;
+}
+
 std::vector<EclFile::EclEntry> ERft::listOfRftArrays(const std::string& wellName,
                                                      const RftDate& date) const
 {
@@ -284,7 +397,7 @@ std::vector<EclFile::EclEntry> ERft::listOfRftArrays(const std::string& wellName
     int rInd = getReportIndex(wellName, date);
 
     auto searchInd = arrIndexRange.find(rInd);
-    for (int i = searchInd->second.first; i < searchInd->second.second; i++) {
+    for (int i = std::get<0>(searchInd->second); i < std::get<1>(searchInd->second); i++) {
         list.emplace_back(array_name[i], array_type[i], array_size[i]);
     }
 
diff --git a/test_util/EclRegressionTest.cpp b/test_util/EclRegressionTest.cpp
index 23da4fc73..d2697e277 100644
--- a/test_util/EclRegressionTest.cpp
+++ b/test_util/EclRegressionTest.cpp
@@ -1006,16 +1006,16 @@ void ECLRegressionTest::results_rft()
         if (rftReportList1 != rftReportList2) {
             std::vector<std::string> rftList1;
             for (auto& report : rftReportList1) {
-                std::string well =  report.first;
-                std::tuple<int, int, int> date =  report.second;
+                std::string well =  std::get<0>(report);
+                std::tuple<int, int, int> date =  std::get<1>(report);
                 std::string str1 = well +" (" + std::to_string(std::get<0>(date)) + "/" + std::to_string(std::get<1>(date)) + "/"  +   std::to_string(std::get<2>(date)) + ")";
                 rftList1.push_back(str1);
             }
 
             std::vector<std::string> rftList2;
             for (auto& report : rftReportList2) {
-                std::string well =  report.first;
-                std::tuple<int, int, int> date =  report.second;
+                std::string well =  std::get<0>(report);
+                std::tuple<int, int, int> date =  std::get<1>(report);
                 std::string str2 = well +" (" + std::to_string(std::get<0>(date)) + "/" + std::to_string(std::get<1>(date)) + "/"  +   std::to_string(std::get<2>(date)) + ")";
                 rftList2.push_back(str2);
             }
@@ -1026,8 +1026,8 @@ void ECLRegressionTest::results_rft()
         }
 
         for (auto& report : rftReportList2) {
-            std::string well =  report.first;
-            std::tuple<int, int, int> date =  report.second;
+            std::string well =  std::get<0>(report);
+            std::tuple<int, int, int> date =  std::get<1>(report);
 
             std::string dateStr = std::to_string(std::get<0>(date)) + "/" + std::to_string(std::get<1>(date)) + "/" + std::to_string(std::get<2>(date));
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ERft.cpp b/tests/test_ERft.cpp
index b3cf2f7d2..f6b44a41e 100644
--- a/tests/test_ERft.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ERft.cpp
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestERft_1) {
         Date{2017,7,31},
     };
 
-    const std::vector<std::pair<std::string,Date>> ref_rftList = {
-        {"PROD", Date{2015,1, 1}},
-        {"INJ" , Date{2015,1, 1}},
-        {"A-1H", Date{2015,9, 1}},
-        {"B-2H", Date{2016,5,31}},
-        {"PROD", Date{2017,7,31}}
+    const std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, Date, float>> ref_rftList = {
+        {"PROD", Date{2015,1, 1}, 0.00000000e+00},
+        {"INJ" , Date{2015,1, 1}, 0.00000000e+00},
+        {"A-1H", Date{2015,9, 1}, 0.24300000E+03},
+        {"B-2H", Date{2016,5,31}, 0.51600000E+03},
+        {"PROD", Date{2017,7,31}, 0.94200000E+03}
     };
 
     std::string testFile="SPE1CASE1.RFT";
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestERft_1) {
 
     std::vector<std::string> wellList = rft1.listOfWells();
     std::vector<Date> rftDates = rft1.listOfdates();
-    std::vector<std::pair<std::string,Date>> rftList = rft1.listOfRftReports();
+    std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, Date, float>> rftList = rft1.listOfRftReports();
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(wellList==ref_wellList, true);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rftDates==ref_dates, true);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestERft_1) {
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(rft1.hasArray("SGAS","C-2H", Date{2016,5,30}),std::invalid_argument);
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(rft1.hasArray("XXXX","C-2H", Date{2016,5,30}),std::invalid_argument);
 
-   // test member function getRft
+   //    // test member function getRft(name, wellName, date)
 
     std::vector<int> vect1=rft1.getRft<int>("CONIPOS","B-2H", Date{2016,5,31});
     std::vector<float> vect2=rft1.getRft<float>("PRESSURE","B-2H", Date{2016,5,31});
@@ -139,6 +139,25 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestERft_1) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect2.size(), 3);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect3.size(), 16);
 
+   // test member function getRft(name, reportIndex)
+
+    std::vector<int> vect1a=rft1.getRft<int>("CONIPOS", 3);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect1.size(), vect1a.size());
+
+    std::vector<float> vect2a = rft1.getRft<float>("PRESSURE", 3);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect2.size(), vect2a.size());
+
+    for (size_t t = 0; t < vect2.size(); t++){
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect2[t], vect2a[t]);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> vect3a = rft1.getRft<std::string>("WELLETC", 3);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect2.size(), vect2a.size());
+
+    for (size_t t = 0; t < vect3.size(); t++){
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(vect3[t], vect3a[t]);
+    }
+
     // called with invalid argument, array not existing, wrong well name or wrong date
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(std::vector<int> vect11=rft1.getRft<int>("CONIPOS","C-2H", Date{2016,5,31}),std::invalid_argument);
     BOOST_CHECK_THROW(std::vector<int> vect11=rft1.getRft<int>("CONIPOS","B-2H", Date{2016,5,30}),std::invalid_argument);
diff --git a/tests/test_RFT.cpp b/tests/test_RFT.cpp
index 1a5802a51..00e7ceb10 100644
--- a/tests/test_RFT.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_RFT.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ namespace {
         >{};
 
         for (const auto& wellDate : rft.listOfRftReports()) {
-            dates[wellDate.first].push_back(wellDate.second);
+            dates[std::get<0>(wellDate)].push_back(std::get<1>(wellDate));
         }
 
         // Well OP_1