Abstract: A general type burner of heater used in oil production system of Shengli Oilfiel d has many short-comings such as imperfect combustion, high oil consumption, eas y to flash fire, as well as serious coking and low safety. The energy saving typ e automatic burner overcomes the shortcomings. The paper introduces the structur e and operation principle. This kind of burner is characterized by energy saving, safety and environment preservation and short investment payback time.