diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
index 966d74ad8..9ea4016ad 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel.hpp
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ template<class Scalar> class WellContributions;
                                     const int iterationIdx);
 
             WellInterfacePtr getWell(const std::string& well_name) const;
-            bool hasOpenLocalWell(const std::string& well_name) const;
 
             using PressureMatrix = Dune::BCRSMatrix<Opm::MatrixBlock<Scalar, 1, 1>>;
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
index abc9fab1d..1214aa98a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
@@ -149,13 +149,27 @@ template<class Scalar>
 bool BlackoilWellModelGeneric<Scalar>::
 hasWell(const std::string& wname) const
 {
-    return std::any_of(this->wells_ecl_.begin(), this->wells_ecl_.end(),
+    return std::any_of(this->wells_ecl_.begin(),
+                       this->wells_ecl_.end(),
         [&wname](const Well& well)
     {
         return well.name() == wname;
     });
 }
 
+template<class Scalar>
+bool
+BlackoilWellModelGeneric<Scalar>::
+hasOpenLocalWell(const std::string& wname) const
+{
+    return std::any_of(well_container_generic_.begin(),
+                       well_container_generic_.end(),
+        [&wname](const auto* elem) -> bool
+    {
+        return elem->name() == wname;
+    });
+}
+
 template<class Scalar>
 bool BlackoilWellModelGeneric<Scalar>::
 wellsActive() const
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
index 6d2ff6f09..c00865fec 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
@@ -103,8 +103,13 @@ public:
 
     /// return true if wells are available in the reservoir
     bool wellsActive() const;
+
+    //! \brief Returns true if well is defined and has connections on current rank.
     bool hasWell(const std::string& wname) const;
 
+    //! \brief Returns true if well is defined, open and has connections on current rank.
+    bool hasOpenLocalWell(const std::string& well_name) const;
+
     /// return true if network is active (at least one network well in prediction mode)
     bool networkActive() const;
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index 16bdc4889..17d18fe78 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -2378,21 +2378,6 @@ namespace Opm {
         return *well;
     }
 
-    template<typename TypeTag>
-    bool
-    BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::
-    hasOpenLocalWell(const std::string& well_name) const
-    {
-        return std::any_of(well_container_.begin(), well_container_.end(),
-            [&well_name](const WellInterfacePtr& elem) -> bool
-        {
-            return elem->name() == well_name;
-        });
-    }
-
-
-
-
     template <typename TypeTag>
     int
     BlackoilWellModel<TypeTag>::