diff --git a/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.cpp b/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.cpp
index e476f015f..aedc85893 100644
--- a/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.cpp
+++ b/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace Opm
 {
-
-    BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(const EclipseGridParser& deck,
-                                                           const UnstructuredGrid& grid,
+    BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(const EclipseGridParser& deck,                                                           const UnstructuredGrid& grid,
                                                            bool init_rock)
     {
        if (init_rock){
@@ -43,6 +41,25 @@ namespace Opm
         }
     }
 
+    BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(Opm::DeckConstPtr newParserDeck,
+                                                           const UnstructuredGrid& grid,
+                                                           bool init_rock)
+    {
+        if (init_rock){
+           rock_.init(newParserDeck, grid);
+        }
+        pvt_.init(newParserDeck, /*numSamples=*/200);
+        SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncSimpleUniform>* ptr
+            = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncSimpleUniform>();
+        satprops_.reset(ptr);
+        ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, /*numSamples=*/200);
+
+        if (pvt_.numPhases() != satprops_->numPhases()) {
+            OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck() - Inconsistent number of phases in pvt data ("
+                  << pvt_.numPhases() << ") and saturation-dependent function data (" << satprops_->numPhases() << ").");
+        }
+    }
+
     BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(const EclipseGridParser& deck,
                                                            const UnstructuredGrid& grid,
                                                            const parameter::ParameterGroup& param,
@@ -107,6 +124,70 @@ namespace Opm
         }
     }
 
+    BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(Opm::DeckConstPtr newParserDeck,
+                                                           const UnstructuredGrid& grid,
+                                                           const parameter::ParameterGroup& param,
+                                                           bool init_rock)
+    {
+        if(init_rock){
+            rock_.init(newParserDeck, grid);
+        }
+
+        const int pvt_samples = param.getDefault("pvt_tab_size", 200);
+        pvt_.init(newParserDeck, pvt_samples);
+
+        // Unfortunate lack of pointer smartness here...
+        const int sat_samples = param.getDefault("sat_tab_size", 200);
+        std::string threephase_model = param.getDefault<std::string>("threephase_model", "simple");
+        if (newParserDeck->hasKeyword("ENDSCALE") && threephase_model != "simple") {
+            OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Sorry, end point scaling currently available for the 'simple' model only.");
+        }
+        if (sat_samples > 1) {
+            if (threephase_model == "stone2") {
+                SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncStone2Uniform>* ptr
+                    = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncStone2Uniform>();
+                satprops_.reset(ptr);
+                ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, sat_samples);
+            } else if (threephase_model == "simple") {
+                SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncSimpleUniform>* ptr
+                    = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncSimpleUniform>();
+                satprops_.reset(ptr);
+                ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, sat_samples);
+            } else if (threephase_model == "gwseg") {
+                SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncGwsegUniform>* ptr
+                    = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncGwsegUniform>();
+                satprops_.reset(ptr);
+                ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, sat_samples);
+            } else {
+                OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Unknown threephase_model: " << threephase_model);
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (threephase_model == "stone2") {
+                SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncStone2Nonuniform>* ptr
+                    = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncStone2Nonuniform>();
+                satprops_.reset(ptr);
+                ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, sat_samples);
+            } else if (threephase_model == "simple") {
+                SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncSimpleNonuniform>* ptr
+                    = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncSimpleNonuniform>();
+                satprops_.reset(ptr);
+                ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, sat_samples);
+            } else if (threephase_model == "gwseg") {
+                SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncGwsegNonuniform>* ptr
+                    = new SaturationPropsFromDeck<SatFuncGwsegNonuniform>();
+                satprops_.reset(ptr);
+                ptr->init(newParserDeck, grid, sat_samples);
+            } else {
+                OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Unknown threephase_model: " << threephase_model);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (pvt_.numPhases() != satprops_->numPhases()) {
+            OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck() - Inconsistent number of phases in pvt data ("
+                  << pvt_.numPhases() << ") and saturation-dependent function data (" << satprops_->numPhases() << ").");
+        }
+    }
+
     BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck::~BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck()
     {
     }
diff --git a/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.hpp b/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.hpp
index 49072b29e..5c74a76a6 100644
--- a/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/props/BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <opm/core/props/satfunc/SaturationPropsFromDeck.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/io/eclipse/EclipseGridParser.hpp>
 #include <opm/core/utility/parameters/ParameterGroup.hpp>
+
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Deck/Deck.hpp>
+
 #include <memory>
 
 struct UnstructuredGrid;
@@ -44,7 +47,15 @@ namespace Opm
         /// \param[in]  grid     Grid to which property object applies, needed for the
         ///                      mapping from cell indices (typically from a processed grid)
         ///                      to logical cartesian indices consistent with the deck.
-        BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(const EclipseGridParser& deck,
+        BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(const EclipseGridParser &deck,
+                                   const UnstructuredGrid& grid, bool init_rock=true );
+
+        /// Initialize from deck and grid.
+        /// \param[in]  deck     Deck input parser
+        /// \param[in]  grid     Grid to which property object applies, needed for the
+        ///                      mapping from cell indices (typically from a processed grid)
+        ///                      to logical cartesian indices consistent with the deck.
+        BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(Opm::DeckConstPtr newParserDeck,
                                    const UnstructuredGrid& grid, bool init_rock=true );
 
         /// Initialize from deck, grid and parameters.
@@ -63,6 +74,22 @@ namespace Opm
                                    const parameter::ParameterGroup& param,
                                    bool init_rock=true);
 
+        /// Initialize from deck, grid and parameters.
+        /// \param[in]  deck     Deck input parser
+        /// \param[in]  grid     Grid to which property object applies, needed for the
+        ///                      mapping from cell indices (typically from a processed grid)
+        ///                      to logical cartesian indices consistent with the deck.
+        /// \param[in]  param    Parameters. Accepted parameters include:
+        ///                        pvt_tab_size (200)          number of uniform sample points for dead-oil pvt tables.
+        ///                        sat_tab_size (200)          number of uniform sample points for saturation tables.
+        ///                        threephase_model("simple")  three-phase relperm model (accepts "simple" and "stone2").
+        ///                      For both size parameters, a 0 or negative value indicates that no spline fitting is to
+        ///                      be done, and the input fluid data used directly for linear interpolation.
+        BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck(Opm::DeckConstPtr newParserDeck,
+                                   const UnstructuredGrid& grid,
+                                   const parameter::ParameterGroup& param,
+                                   bool init_rock=true);
+
         /// Destructor.
         virtual ~BlackoilPropertiesFromDeck();