diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.cpp
index 5cbd77a6e79..df1a3723250 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "RifOpmDeckTools.h"
 
 #include "opm/input/eclipse/Deck/DeckItem.hpp"
+#include "opm/input/eclipse/Deck/DeckRecord.hpp"
 #include "opm/input/eclipse/Units/Dimension.hpp"
 
 namespace RifOpmDeckTools
@@ -135,4 +136,18 @@ Opm::DeckItem optionalItem( std::string name, std::optional<float> value )
     return defaultItem( name );
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Opm::DeckRecord createRecord( std::initializer_list<NamedValue> namedValues )
+{
+    std::vector<Opm::DeckItem> items;
+    items.reserve( namedValues.size() );
+    for ( const auto& nv : namedValues )
+    {
+        items.push_back( std::visit( [&nv]( const auto& val ) { return RifOpmDeckTools::item( nv.name, val ); }, nv.value ) );
+    }
+    return Opm::DeckRecord{ std::move( items ) };
+}
+
 } // namespace RifOpmDeckTools
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.h b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.h
index 30dd9b2c00e..2d57415b3e0 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifOpmDeckTools.h
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <variant>
 
 namespace Opm
 {
 class DeckItem;
+class DeckRecord;
 } // namespace Opm
 
 namespace RifOpmDeckTools
@@ -39,4 +42,44 @@ Opm::DeckItem optionalItem( std::string name, std::optional<float> value );
 Opm::DeckItem optionalItem( std::string name, std::optional<double> value );
 Opm::DeckItem defaultItem( std::string name );
 
+struct NamedValue
+{
+    // Test
+    std::string                            name;
+    std::variant<std::string, int, double> value;
+
+    NamedValue( std::string n, std::string v )
+        : name( std::move( n ) )
+        , value( std::move( v ) )
+    {
+    }
+    NamedValue( std::string n, const char* v )
+        : name( std::move( n ) )
+        , value( std::string( v ) )
+    {
+    }
+    NamedValue( std::string n, int v )
+        : name( std::move( n ) )
+        , value( v )
+    {
+    }
+    NamedValue( std::string n, size_t v )
+        : name( std::move( n ) )
+        , value( (int)v )
+    {
+    }
+    NamedValue( std::string n, double v )
+        : name( std::move( n ) )
+        , value( v )
+    {
+    }
+    NamedValue( std::string n, float v )
+        : name( std::move( n ) )
+        , value( (double)v )
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+Opm::DeckRecord createRecord( std::initializer_list<NamedValue> items );
+
 } // namespace RifOpmDeckTools
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Jobs/RimKeywordFactory.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Jobs/RimKeywordFactory.cpp
index 97bc35138d4..f0ffa53c05b 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Jobs/RimKeywordFactory.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Jobs/RimKeywordFactory.cpp
@@ -209,14 +209,12 @@ Opm::DeckKeyword complumpKeyword( const std::vector<RigCompletionData>& compdata
         {
             continue;
         }
-        std::vector<Opm::DeckItem> items;
-        items.push_back( RifOpmDeckTools::item( C::WELL::itemName, wellName ) );
-        items.push_back( RifOpmDeckTools::item( C::I::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexI() + 1 ) );
-        items.push_back( RifOpmDeckTools::item( C::J::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexJ() + 1 ) );
-        items.push_back( RifOpmDeckTools::item( C::K1::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexK() + 1 ) );
-        items.push_back( RifOpmDeckTools::item( C::K2::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexK() + 1 ) );
-        items.push_back( RifOpmDeckTools::item( C::N::itemName, cd.completionNumber().value() ) );
-        kw.addRecord( Opm::DeckRecord{ std::move( items ) } );
+        kw.addRecord( RifOpmDeckTools::createRecord( { { C::WELL::itemName, wellName },
+                                                       { C::I::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexI() + 1 },
+                                                       { C::J::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexJ() + 1 },
+                                                       { C::K1::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexK() + 1 },
+                                                       { C::K2::itemName, cd.completionDataGridCell().localCellIndexK() + 1 },
+                                                       { C::N::itemName, cd.completionNumber().value() } } ) );
     }
     return kw;
 }