Patent ID: 7726298
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: F02G,F24D,F24H,F28D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for heating an oil well production storage tank, comprising: an oil well production storage tank having an interior, a peripheral sidewall, and an engine compartment that houses an engine appended to the peripheral sidewall to effectively share a portion of the peripheral sidewall with the tank, wherein at least a portion of the engine compartment is inset within a periphery of the tank; an engine block of an engine enclosed within the engine compartment, such that heat given off from the engine during operation heats the engine compartment and such heat is transferred to the interior of the tank through the portion of the peripheral sidewall that is shared by the engine compartment and the tank; and an exhaust conduit extending into the interior of the tank, such that heat from hot exhaust gases passing through the exhaust conduit is transferred to the interior of the tank.