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A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includ

A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.

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1. An assembly for heating crude oil product obtained from an oil well at an oil well site to assist the separation of the crude oil product into at least clean oil, water, and gas components, the assembly comprising: a separator, the separator including a separator housing, the separator housing de

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An assembly for heating crude oil product obtained from an oil well at an oil well site to assist the separation of the crude oil product into at least clean oil, water, and gas components, the assembly comprising: a separator, the separator including a separator housing, the separator housing defining a separator interior, the separator configured having multiple manway openings, the separator for substantially separating the crude oil product into a water component, a clean oil component, and a gas component, the separator further providing gas removal, clean water removal, and clean oil component removal members engaged with the separator interior, for removing these components from the separator;a pipe for carrying the crude oil product from the oil well to the separator;a primary circuit, the primary circuit including a solar panel, a first non-water liquid heat transfer medium chosen to maintain a liquid state in the primary circuit, and a primary/secondary circuit heat exchanger, a primary circuit pump, and a first fluid flow pathway, the primary circuit pump for engaging the first fluid flow pathway for circulating the first heat transfer medium between the solar panel and the primary/secondary circuit heat exchanger;a secondary circuit comprising a buffer tank adapted to receive the primary/secondary heat exchanger into the interior thereof, a secondary circuit pump, a second non-water liquid heat transfer medium chosen to maintain a liquid state in the secondary circuit, an outlet pipe engaging the buffer tank, and an inlet pipe engaging the buffer tank;a first housing having a first housing interior and having a long axis, the first housing having a first housing cover, the first housing dimensioned for receipt through a first manway opening of the multiple manway openings and into the interior of the separator with the long axis of the first housing perpendicular to a vertical axis of the separator housing, the first cover dimensioned to engage the first manway opening; anda first heat exchanger dimensioned for receipt inside the first housing; wherein the secondary circuit pump circulates the second heat transfer medium through the buffer tank, the outlet pipe of the buffer tank, the first housing, the inlet pipe of the buffer tank, and the first heat exchanger. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the multiple manway openings are aligned one vertically above the other. 3. The assembly of claim 2, further including a second housing, the second housing having a second housing interior and a long axis, the second housing having a second housing cover, the second housing dimensioned for receipt through a second manway opening of the multiple manway openings into the interior of the separator with the long axis of the second housing perpendicular to the vertical axis of the separator; and a second heat exchanger dimensioned for receipt inside the second housing; wherein the secondary pump circulates the second heat transfer medium through the second heat exchanger. 4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the first and second housings contain a working fluid in contact with the first and second heat exchangers to help provide heat transfer from the first and second heat exchanger to the interior of the separator. 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the separator housing includes a first and a second flanges to engage through multiple fasteners, a first and a second manway covers. 6. The assembly of claim 5, further including a tubing to carry the second heat transfer medium between the first and second heat exchangers. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the tubing connects the first and the second heat exchangers in series. 8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the first and the second housing are dimensioned to fit through and retrofit an existing separator. 9. An assembly for heating crude oil product obtained from an oil well at an oil well site to assist the separation of the crude oil product into at least clean oil, water, and gas components, the assembly comprising: a separator, the separator including a separator housing, the separator housing defining a separator interior, the separator configured having multiple manway openings, the separator for substantially separating the crude oil product into a water component, a clean oil component, and a gas component, the separator further providing gas removal, clean water removal, and clean oil component removal members engaged with the separator interior, for removing these components from the separator;a pipe for carrying the crude oil product from the oil well to the separator;a primary circuit, the primary circuit including a solar panel, a first non-water liquid heat transfer medium chosen to maintain a liquid state in the primary circuit, and a primary/secondary circuit heat exchanger, a primary circuit pump, and a first fluid flow pathway, the primary circuit pump for engaging the first fluid flow pathway for circulating the first heat transfer medium between the solar panel and the primary/secondary circuit heat exchanger;a secondary circuit comprising a buffer tank adapted to receive the primary/secondary heat exchanger into the interior thereof, a secondary circuit pump, a second non-water liquid heat transfer medium chosen to maintain a liquid state in the secondary circuit, an outlet pipe engaging the buffer tank, and an inlet pipe engaging the buffer tank;a first housing having a first housing interior and having a long axis, the first housing having a first housing cover, the first housing dimensioned for receipt through a first manway opening of the multiple manway openings and into the interior of the separator with the long axis of the first housing perpendicular to a vertical axis of the separator housing, the first cover dimensioned to engage the first manway opening; anda first heat exchanger dimensioned for receipt inside the first housing; wherein the secondary circuit pump circulates the second heat transfer medium through the buffer tank, the outlet pipe of the buffer tank, the first housing, the inlet pipe of the buffer tank, and the first heat exchanger;wherein the multiple manway openings are aligned one vertically above the other;further including a second housing, the second housing having a second housing interior and a long axis, the second housing having a second housing cover, the second housing dimensioned for receipt through a second manway opening of the multiple manway openings into the interior of the separator with the long axis of the second housing perpendicular to the vertical axis of the separator; anda second heat exchanger dimensioned for receipt inside the second housing; wherein the secondary pump circulates the second heat transfer medium through the second heat exchanger. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the first and second housings contain a working fluid in contact with the first and second heat exchangers to help provide heat transfer from the first and the second heat exchanger to the interior of the separator. 11. The assembly of claim 10, further including a tubing to carry the second heat transfer medium between the first and second heat exchangers. 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the tubing connects the first and the second heat exchangers in series.