Welcome to E8 LLC, Inc

E8 LLC was founded by John G. Svinos in April 2012. E8 provides training and consulting services to the oil industry in the area of rod pumping technology. John G. Svinos founded E8 LLC after taking early retirement from Theta Oilfield Services, Inc. in March 2012. John has a masters in Mechanical Engineering and has over 33 years of experience in rod pumping optimization technology.He founded Theta Enterprises, Inc. in 1989. John sold Theta Enterprises, Inc. to Norris Sucker Rods (a subsidiary of Dover, Corporation) in 2007.

After the acquisition by Norris the company was renamed Theta Oilfield Services, Inc. Theta, under John’s leadership developed the leading rod pumping system design RODSTAR software, the first Expert Diagnostic software XDIAG which is used in Theta’s XSPOC automation, and the first patented Artificial Intelligence design software XROD.

John Svinos continues to work for Theta as a consultant and is actively involved in the development of Theta’s software programs RODSTAR, XDIAG, XROD, XTOOLS, XANIMATE, and XSPOC.