diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Applications/KeywordDescriber.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Applications/KeywordDescriber.cpp
index bd6f39253..cf35462f2 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Applications/KeywordDescriber.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Applications/KeywordDescriber.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ void printKeyword(Opm::ParserKeywordConstPtr keyword)
 {
     std::string indent = " ";
     std::cout << keyword->getName() << std::endl;
-    if (keyword->getHelpText().length() > 0) {
-        std::cout << indent << "Help text: " << keyword->getHelpText() << std::endl;
+    if (keyword->getDescription().length() > 0) {
+        std::cout << indent << "Description: " << keyword->getDescription() << std::endl;
     }
     std::cout << indent << "Number of items: " << keyword->numItems() << std::endl;
     std::cout << indent << "Has dimension information: " << keyword->hasDimension() << std::endl;
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ void printKeyword(Opm::ParserKeywordConstPtr keyword)
 void printItem(Opm::ParserItemConstPtr item, std::string indent)
 {
     std::cout << indent << item->name() << std::endl;
-    if (item->getHelpText().length() > 0) {
-        std::cout << indent << "Help text: " << item->getHelpText() << std::endl;
+    if (item->getDescription().length() > 0) {
+        std::cout << indent << "Description: " << item->getDescription() << std::endl;
     }
     std::cout << indent << "SizeType: " << ParserItemSizeEnum2String(item->sizeType()) << std::endl;
     std::cout << indent << "Has dimension information: " << item->hasDimension() << std::endl;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.cpp
index 05c1be78b..f48df8a59 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         m_name.assign(itemName);
         m_sizeType = sizeType;
         m_defaultSet = false;
-        m_helpText = "";
+        m_description = "";
     }
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         m_name.assign(itemName);
         m_sizeType = SINGLE;
         m_defaultSet = false;
-        m_helpText = "";
+        m_description = "";
     }
 
     bool ParserItem::hasDimension() const {
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         } else
           m_sizeType = SINGLE;
         
-        if (jsonConfig.has_item("help")) {
-            m_helpText = jsonConfig.get_string("help");
+        if (jsonConfig.has_item("description")) {
+            m_description = jsonConfig.get_string("description");
         }
 
         m_defaultSet = false;
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ namespace Opm {
         return m_sizeType;
     }
 
-    std::string ParserItem::getHelpText() const {
-        return m_helpText;
+    std::string ParserItem::getDescription() const {
+        return m_description;
     }
 
-    void ParserItem::setHelpText(std::string helpText) {
-        m_helpText = helpText;
+    void ParserItem::setDescription(std::string description) {
+        m_description = description;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.hpp
index 0a9f39eff..61e686689 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserItem.hpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         virtual size_t numDimensions() const;
         const std::string& name() const;
         ParserItemSizeEnum sizeType() const;
-        std::string getHelpText() const;
-        void setHelpText(std::string helpText);
+        std::string getDescription() const;
+        void setDescription(std::string helpText);
 
         static int defaultInt();
         static std::string defaultString();
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Opm {
     private:
         std::string m_name;
         ParserItemSizeEnum m_sizeType;
-        std::string m_helpText;
+        std::string m_description;
     };
 
     typedef std::shared_ptr<const ParserItem> ParserItemConstPtr;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp
index 5580e6738..3a62d4dba 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         m_action = action;
         m_record = ParserRecordPtr(new ParserRecord);
         m_keywordSizeType = sizeType;
-        m_helpText = "";
+        m_Description = "";
     }
 
     ParserKeyword::ParserKeyword(const std::string& name, ParserKeywordSizeEnum sizeType, ParserKeywordActionEnum action) {
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ namespace Opm {
         return m_isTableCollection;
     }
 
-    std::string ParserKeyword::getHelpText() const {
-        return m_helpText;
+    std::string ParserKeyword::getDescription() const {
+        return m_Description;
     }
 
-    void ParserKeyword::setHelpText(const std::string& helpText) {
-        m_helpText = helpText;
+    void ParserKeyword::setDescription(const std::string& description) {
+        m_Description = description;
     }
 
     void ParserKeyword::initSize(const Json::JsonObject& jsonConfig) {
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         if (jsonConfig.has_item("data"))
             initData(jsonConfig);
 
-        if (jsonConfig.has_item("help")) {
-            m_helpText = jsonConfig.get_string("help");
+        if (jsonConfig.has_item("description")) {
+            m_Description = jsonConfig.get_string("description");
         }
 
         if ((m_fixedSize == 0 && m_keywordSizeType == FIXED) || (m_action != INTERNALIZE))
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ namespace Opm {
                     break;
             }
         }
-        os << indent << lhs << "->setHelpText(\"" << m_helpText << "\");" << std::endl;
+        os << indent << lhs << "->setDescription(\"" << getDescription() << "\");" << std::endl;
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < m_record->size(); i++) {
             os << indent << "{" << std::endl;
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ namespace Opm {
                 os << local_indent << "ParserItemPtr item(";
                 item->inlineNew(os);
                 os << ");" << std::endl;
-                os << local_indent << "item->setHelpText(\"" << item->getHelpText() << "\");" << std::endl;
+                os << local_indent << "item->setDescription(\"" << item->getDescription() << "\");" << std::endl;
                 for (size_t idim=0; idim < item->numDimensions(); idim++)
                     os << local_indent << "item->push_backDimension(\"" << item->getDimension( idim ) << "\");" << std::endl;
                 {
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.hpp
index 0f619e98f..24d222f59 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeyword.hpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ namespace Opm {
         size_t getFixedSize() const;
         bool hasFixedSize() const;
         bool isTableCollection() const;
-        std::string getHelpText() const;
-        void setHelpText(const std::string &helpText);
+        std::string getDescription() const;
+        void setDescription(const std::string &description);
 
         size_t numItems() const;
         
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         bool m_isDataKeyword;
         bool m_isTableCollection;
         ParserKeywordActionEnum m_action;
-        std::string m_helpText;
+        std::string m_Description;
 
         static bool validNameStart(const std::string& name);
         void initData( const Json::JsonObject& jsonConfig );
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserItemTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserItemTests.cpp
index 66b1beb37..6541b717f 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserItemTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserItemTests.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(scan_PreMatureTerminator_defaultUsed) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ParserItem::defaultInt(), defaulted->getInt(0));
 }    
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_setHelpText_canReadBack) {
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_setDescription_canReadBack) {
     ParserIntItem itemInt(std::string("ITEM1"));
-    std::string helpText("This is the help text");
-    itemInt.setHelpText(helpText);
+    std::string description("This is the description");
+    itemInt.setDescription(description);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( helpText, itemInt.getHelpText() );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( description, itemInt.getDescription() );
 }
 
 
@@ -126,19 +126,20 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_FromJsonObject_withDefaultInvalid_throws)
 
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_WithHelpText_HelpTextPropertyShouldBePopulated) {
-    Json::JsonObject jsonConfig("{\"name\": \"ITEM1\" , \"help\" : \"Help text goes here\"}");
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_WithDescription_DescriptionPropertyShouldBePopulated) {
+    std::string description("Description goes here");
+    Json::JsonObject jsonConfig("{\"name\": \"ITEM1\" , \"description\" : \"Description goes here\"}");
     ParserIntItem item(jsonConfig);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "Help text goes here", item.getHelpText() );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "Description goes here", item.getDescription() );
 }
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_WithoutHelpText_HelpTextPropertyShouldBeEmpty) {
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(InitializeIntItem_WithoutDescription_DescriptionPropertyShouldBeEmpty) {
     Json::JsonObject jsonConfig("{\"name\": \"ITEM1\"}");
     ParserIntItem item(jsonConfig);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "", item.getHelpText() );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "", item.getDescription() );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserKeywordTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserKeywordTests.cpp
index 2eed954bb..02566fbaf 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserKeywordTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/tests/ParserKeywordTests.cpp
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(MixingDataAndItems_throws2) {
 }
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DefaultConstructur_setHelpText_canReadBack) {
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DefaultConstructur_setDescription_canReadBack) {
     ParserKeyword parserKeyword("BPR");
-    std::string helpText("This is the help text");
-    parserKeyword.setHelpText(helpText);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( helpText, parserKeyword.getHelpText());
+    std::string description("This is the description");
+    parserKeyword.setDescription(description);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( description, parserKeyword.getDescription());
 }
 
 
@@ -335,19 +335,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConstructFromJsonObject_SizeUNKNOWN_OK) {
 }
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConstructFromJsonObject_WithHelpText_HelpTextPropertyShouldBePopulated) {
-    Json::JsonObject jsonObject("{\"name\": \"BPR\", \"help\" : \"Help text\"}");
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConstructFromJsonObject_WithDescription_DescriptionPropertyShouldBePopulated) {
+    Json::JsonObject jsonObject("{\"name\": \"BPR\", \"description\" : \"Description\"}");
     ParserKeyword parserKeyword(jsonObject);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "Help text", parserKeyword.getHelpText() );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "Description", parserKeyword.getDescription() );
 }
 
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConstructFromJsonObject_WithoutHelpText_HelpTextPropertyShouldBeEmpty) {
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ConstructFromJsonObject_WithoutDescription_DescriptionPropertyShouldBeEmpty) {
     Json::JsonObject jsonObject("{\"name\": \"BPR\"}");
     ParserKeyword parserKeyword(jsonObject);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "", parserKeyword.getHelpText() );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "", parserKeyword.getDescription() );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/share/keywords/E/EQUIL b/opm/parser/share/keywords/E/EQUIL
index 4917c89b2..706a769bf 100644
--- a/opm/parser/share/keywords/E/EQUIL
+++ b/opm/parser/share/keywords/E/EQUIL
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {"name" : "EQUIL" , "size" : {"keyword":"EQLDIMS" , "item":"NTEQUL"}, 
- "help": "The EQUIL item is used when equilibrationg the model. The item should consist of one record for each PVT region",    
+ "description": "The EQUIL item is used when equilibrationg the model. The item should consist of one record for each PVT region",    
  "items" : 
  [{"name" : "DATUM_DEPTH"       , "value_type" : "FLOAT" , "default" : 0.0 , "dimension" : "L"},
   {"name" : "DATUM_PRESSURE"    , "value_type" : "FLOAT" , "dimension" : "P"} ,
   {"name" : "OWC"               , "value_type" : "FLOAT" , "default" : 0.0 , "dimension" : "L",
-            "help" : "The OWC item is depth of the OIL Water contact. This should ..."} ,
+            "description" : "The OWC item is depth of the OIL Water contact. This should ..."} ,
   {"name" : "PC_OWC"            , "value_type" : "FLOAT" , "default" : 0.0 , "dimension" : "P"} ,
   {"name" : "GOC"               , "value_type" : "FLOAT" , "default" : 0.0 , "dimension" : "L"} ,
   {"name" : "PC_GOC"            , "value_type" : "FLOAT" , "default" : 0.0 , "dimension" : "P"} ,