Gas and multiple liquid separator apparatus

Claim 1

A GAS AND MULTIPLE LIQUID SEPARATOR COMPRISING, TANK MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CHAMBER FOR INTIALLY SEPARATING A HEAVIER LIQUID AND GAS FROM A LIGHTER LIQUID OF A GAS AND MULTIPLE LIQUID MIXTURE, A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR CYLINDER MOUNTED UPRIGHT WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER, CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE EXTERIOR OF SAID TANK MEANS WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID CYLINDER FOR INTRODUCING SAID GAS AND MULTIPLE LIQUID MIXTURE INTO THE CYLINDER SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY THEREOF, A HEATER IN A SECOND HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CHAMBER OF SAID TANK MEANS AND SEPARARED FROM THE FIRST CHAMBER, MEANS INCLUDING LIQUID OUTLETS IN A THIRD CHAMBER OF SAID TANK MEANS FOR MAINTAINING IN SAID SECOND CHAMBER OF SAID TANK TERMINED LIGHTER LIQUID LEVEL ABOVE THE HEATER AND A PREDETERMINED LIGHTER AND HEAVIER LIQUID INTERFACE LEVEL, A QUIESCENT ZONE IN SAID SECOND CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID HEATER AND SAID THIRD CHAMBER PROVIDING SUBSTANTIALLY UNRESTRICTED HORIZONTAL FLOW FROM SAID HEATER, A FIRST CONDUIT COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF GAS BETWEEN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER AND UPPER PORTION OF SAID SECOND CHAMBER, A GAS OUTLET FOR WITHDRAWING GAS FROM THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD CHAMBERS OF THE TANK MEANS, A SECOND CONDUIT COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF THE INITIALLY SEPARATED LIGHTER LIQUID FROM SAID FIRST CHAMBER INTO SAID SECOND CHAMBER, MEANS FOR DIRECTING SAID INTIALLY SEPARATED LIGHTER LIQUID FROM SAID SECOND CONDUIT TO A LOCATION BELOW THE HEATER, AND A THIRD CONDUIT CONNECTING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FIRST CHAMBER WITH THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID QUIESCENT ZONE FOR CONDUCTING SAID INTIALLY SEPARATED HEAVIER LIQUID FROM SAID FIRST CHAMBER TO SAID QUIESCENT ZONE IN BY-PASSED RELATION TO SAID HEATHER.