diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp
index 1ecf86b79..c42896977 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.cpp
@@ -19,18 +19,22 @@
 
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/EclipseGrid.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/ScheduleEnums.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp>
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/join.hpp>
 
 namespace Opm {
     
-    EclipseState::EclipseState(DeckConstPtr deck) {
+    EclipseState::EclipseState(DeckConstPtr deck) 
+    {
         initPhases(deck);
         initEclipseGrid(deck);
         initSchedule(deck);
         initTitle(deck);
+        initProperties(deck);
     }
     
 
@@ -85,4 +89,45 @@ namespace Opm {
             m_title = boost::algorithm::join(itemValue, " ");
         }
     }
+
+    bool EclipseState::supportsGridProperty(const std::string& keyword) const {
+         return m_intGridProperties->supportsKeyword( keyword );
+    }   
+
+    bool EclipseState::hasIntGridProperty(const std::string& keyword) const {
+         return m_intGridProperties->hasKeyword( keyword );
+    }   
+
+    /*
+      Observe that this will autocreate a property if it has not been explicitly added. 
+    */
+    std::shared_ptr<GridProperty<int> > EclipseState::getIntProperty( const std::string& keyword ) {
+        return m_intGridProperties->getKeyword( keyword );
+    }
+
+    
+    void EclipseState::loadGridPropertyFromDeckKeyword(DeckKeywordConstPtr deckKeyword) {            
+        const std::string& keyword = deckKeyword->name();
+        auto gridProperty = m_intGridProperties->getKeyword( keyword );
+        gridProperty->loadFromDeckKeyword( deckKeyword );
+    }
+    
+    
+    void EclipseState::initProperties(DeckConstPtr deck) {
+         size_t volume = m_eclipseGrid->getCartesianSize();
+         std::vector<std::pair<std::string , int> > supportedKeywords = {{ "SATNUM" , 0 }};
+         m_intGridProperties = std::make_shared<GridProperties<int> >(volume , supportedKeywords);
+         
+         if (Section::hasREGIONS(deck)) {
+             std::shared_ptr<Opm::REGIONSSection> regionsSection(new Opm::REGIONSSection(deck) );
+             
+             for (auto iter = regionsSection->begin(); iter != regionsSection->end(); ++iter) {
+                 DeckKeywordConstPtr deckKeyword = *iter;
+                 
+                 if (supportsGridProperty( deckKeyword->name()))
+                     loadGridPropertyFromDeckKeyword( deckKeyword );
+                 
+             }
+         }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp
index a0113c0a9..593f39726 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/EclipseState.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/Deck.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/EclipseGrid.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Grid/GridProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/ScheduleEnums.hpp>
 
 #include <set>
@@ -37,17 +38,24 @@ namespace Opm {
         EclipseGridConstPtr getEclipseGrid() const;
         bool hasPhase(enum Phase::PhaseEnum phase) const;
         std::string getTitle() const;
+        bool supportsGridProperty(const std::string& keyword) const;
+        std::shared_ptr<GridProperty<int> > getIntProperty( const std::string& keyword );
+        bool hasIntGridProperty(const std::string& keyword) const;
+        void loadGridPropertyFromDeckKeyword(DeckKeywordConstPtr deckKeyword);
         
     private:
         void initSchedule(DeckConstPtr deck);
         void initEclipseGrid(DeckConstPtr deck);
         void initPhases(DeckConstPtr deck);
         void initTitle(DeckConstPtr deck);
+        void initProperties(DeckConstPtr deck);
+
 
         EclipseGridConstPtr m_eclipseGrid;
         ScheduleConstPtr schedule;
         std::set<enum Phase::PhaseEnum> phases;
         std::string m_title;
+        std::shared_ptr<GridProperties<int> > m_intGridProperties;
     };
 
     typedef std::shared_ptr<EclipseState> EclipseStatePtr;
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/tests/EclipseStateTests.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/tests/EclipseStateTests.cpp
index 7db6e0a70..fbad4bfa8 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/tests/EclipseStateTests.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/tests/EclipseStateTests.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ static DeckPtr createDeck() {
         "START\n"
         "8 MAR 1998 /\n"
         "\n"
+        "REGIONS\n"
+        "FLUXNUM\n"
+        "1000*1 /\n"
+        "SATNUM\n"
+        "1000*2 /\n"
         "SCHEDULE\n"
         "\n";
 
@@ -98,3 +103,36 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TitleCorrect) {
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( state.getTitle(), "The title");
 }
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(IntProperties) {
+    DeckPtr deck = createDeck();
+    EclipseState state(deck);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( false , state.supportsGridProperty("PVTNUM"));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( true  , state.supportsGridProperty("SATNUM"));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( true  , state.hasIntGridProperty("SATNUM"));
+}
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(PropertiesNotSupportedThrows) {
+    DeckPtr deck = createDeck();
+    EclipseState state(deck);
+    DeckKeywordConstPtr fluxNUM = deck->getKeyword("FLUXNUM");
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW( state.loadGridPropertyFromDeckKeyword( fluxNUM ) , std::invalid_argument)
+}
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetProperty) {
+    DeckPtr deck = createDeck();
+    EclipseState state(deck);
+
+    std::shared_ptr<GridProperty<int> > satNUM = state.getIntProperty( "SATNUM" );
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(1000U , satNUM->size() );
+    for (size_t i=0; i < satNUM->size(); i++) 
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 2 , satNUM->iget(i) );
+    
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW( satNUM->iget(100000) , std::invalid_argument);
+}