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Tru

One sponsor team, 9 deal companies · Denton, TX

Grouped because: 2 shared people, same business address (9 issuers), similar issuer names (9) (automatic match from the filings) · not the same sponsor?

9deal companies
$4.6Mreported sold
20investors
10Form D filings
2009–2013active
0new, last 12 mo
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group Aug 27, 2013 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:12 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Tru is a sponsor group of 9 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people, same business address, similar issuer names; automatic match from the filings), filing 10 Form D filings between Apr 2009 and Aug 2013.

What this means One team, 9 deal companies, about 4 years of track record in SEC filings. We link the companies because the same people or address appear on their forms — tap "Request a correction" if that is wrong.

Combined reported sold: $4.6M to 20 investors (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: Oil and Gas (5), "Other" (4). Issuers are based in TX (9).

What this means $4.6M raised across the group, about $230K per investor. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.

Principal people: Mason Lee Kuehl (9 issuers, executive officer), Trent Michael Trubenbach (8 issuers, executive officer) and James Gregory Rice (1 issuer, executive officer).

What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; latest filing Aug 27, 2013.

What this means No new raise filed in the past year.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found. No completed search yet: property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) (runs automatically; this line updates when it finishes).

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 10 public filings for Tru and found 7 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: 9 paid sellers are listed without a CRD number; Form D filed 99 days after the first sale; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Tru has not run yet — it is joining a line of 6,889 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found so far — 9 of 9 issuers searched (federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), last checked Oct 24, 2026)

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched.. Searched so far: 9 of 9 issuers in this group; 0 still to be searched. Results are added automatically.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Tru..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

None found so far — 9 of 9 issuers searched (federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), last checked Oct 24, 2026)

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only).. Searched so far: 9 of 9 issuers in this group; 0 still to be searched. Results are added automatically.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

No comparisons published

What is compared

No public statement by this sponsor group has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this sponsor group yet.

7 differences found between the filings for Tru — 3 worth asking about (compared 10 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Apr 20, 2009 – Aug 27, 2013

9 paid sellers are listed without a CRD number

Paid seller listed without a CRD number: NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer — TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JV · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer — TRU Exploration Woodford J.V. · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer — TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V. · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer — TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 2 Joint Venture · Paid seller listed without a CRD number: NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer — TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 1 Joint Venture · and 4 more

What this means Without a CRD number we cannot look a seller up on BrokerCheck. Ask who they are and whether they are registered.

Form D · Aug 27, 2013 ↗BrokerCheck search: NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer ↗TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JV — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 26, 2013 ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jul 5, 2012 – Oct 12, 2012

Form D filed 99 days after the first sale — TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V.

The filing says the first sale was Jul 5, 2012. The Form D was filed Oct 12, 2012 — 99 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 84 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Oct 12, 2012 ↗TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Jun 9, 2010 – Jul 14, 2010

James Gregory Rice is no longer listed on the Jul 14, 2010 amendment — TRU Exploration Arrowhead 3 Joint Venture

James Gregory Rice appears on the Jun 9, 2010 Form D (executive officer) but not on the Jul 14, 2010 Form D/A for the same offering.

What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.

Form D · Jun 9, 2010 ↗Form D/A · Jul 14, 2010 ↗James Gregory Rice — PartnerFacts page ↗TRU Exploration Arrowhead 3 Joint Venture — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Aug 14, 2013 – Aug 27, 2013

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JV (latest filing Aug 27, 2013)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 27, 2013 (first sale Aug 14, 2013). It reports $1,790,687 sold of an indefinite amount offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Aug 27, 2013 ↗TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JV — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 5, 2012 – Oct 12, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V. (latest filing Oct 12, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Oct 12, 2012 (first sale Jul 5, 2012). It reports $2,809,375 sold of $5,800,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Oct 12, 2012 ↗TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 20, 2009 – Jun 9, 2010

Mason Lee Kuehl is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Mason Lee Kuehl" on 9 filings (from Apr 20, 2009), and "Mason Le Kuehl" on the Jun 9, 2010 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Apr 20, 2009 ↗Form D · Jun 9, 2010 ↗Mason Lee Kuehl — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 20, 2009 – Aug 27, 2013

Member companies were formed in 2 different states

Texas (8), Tx (1) — out of 9 member issuers. The odd ones out: Tru Exploration Arrowhead J.V. (Tx).

What this means Sponsors often form each deal company in Delaware or Wyoming no matter where the property is. A mix is common; it just tells you which state's rules each company lives under.

Tru — sponsor group page ↗Tru Exploration Arrowhead J.V. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 9 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 9 report proceeds to related persons totalling $965,500. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 27, 2013 D
TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JV
File 021-201942
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$100,000 (est.)NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Mar 26, 2013 D
TRU Exploration Woodford J.V.
File 021-193977
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$200,000 (est.)NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Oct 12, 2012 D
TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V.
File 021-185441
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$200,000 (est.)NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Apr 10, 2012 D
TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 2 Joint Venture
File 021-176421
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$100,000 (est.)
management fee
NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Feb 9, 2012 D
TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 1 Joint Venture
File 021-173186
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$50,000 (est.)NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Aug 24, 2011 D
TRU Exploration Noble Smith Joint Venture
File 021-164858
$0$0$50,000 (est.)
Management Fee
NONE-all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Jul 14, 2010 D/A
TRU Exploration Arrowhead 3 Joint Venture
File 021-143228
$0$0$98,000 (est.)
Management Fee
None- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Oct 16, 2009 D
TRU Exploration Arrowhead # 2 J.V.
File 021-135378
$0$0$83,750 (est.)
Management Fee
None- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
Apr 20, 2009 D
Tru Exploration Arrowhead J.V.
File 021-130349
$0$0$83,750 (est.)
Management Fee
NONE- all sales made by officers of the issuer no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across all 9 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).

Property records 0 documents · 0 ownership records · searched Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET

0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Tru in the sources searched.

Not searched: property records are matched on business-entity names only, and this group's Form D name does not carry one, so nothing was looked up and nothing can be said either way.

Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Hillsborough County FL (recorded documents from Oct 14, 2026 forward; ownership from FL DOR roll 2026); Cook County IL (assessor ownership and deed/sale records, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed); Harris County TX and Dallas County TX (assessor ownership rolls only, 2026 roll; no deed, mortgage or sale records); Miami-Dade County FL (ownership from FL DOR roll only; Clerk recorded documents not covered). Recorder indexes for TX, AZ, IL and WA counties, mortgages and liens outside NYC and FL, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Miami-Dade County FL recorded documents, Maricopa County AZ, King County WA, Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.

Issuers in this group

Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.

SourceIssuerLinked byLocationIndustryFilingsSold (max)InvestorsMin. investment (latest filing)Active
EDGAR ↗TE Tru Exploration Arrowhead J.V.shared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOil and Gas1$00$10,4682009–2009
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration Arrowhead # 2 J.V.shared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOil and Gas1$00$10,4682009–2009
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration Arrowhead 3 Joint Ventureshared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOil and Gas2$00$12,2502010–2010
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration Noble Smith Joint Ventureshared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOther1$00$20,0002011–2011
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 1 Joint Ventureshared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOther1$00$12,5002012–2012
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 2 Joint Ventureshared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOther1$00$25,0002012–2012
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V.shared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOther1$2,809,37514$36,2502012–2012
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration Woodford J.V.shared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOil and Gas1$00$30,3122013–2013
EDGAR ↗TE TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JVshared people, same business address, similar issuer namesDENTON, TXOil and Gas1$1,790,6876$30,3122013–2013

Market context: not shown for these offerings — fewer than 30 Form D filings in the last 5 years share the offering's industry and exemption, or the exemption claimed is not Rule 506(b)/506(c). No ranking or score.

Timeline of offerings

SourceFiledIssuerFormIndustryOfferedSold
EDGAR ↗Aug 27, 2013TRU Exploration Mississippian # 2 JVDOil and GasIndefinite$1,790,687
EDGAR ↗Mar 26, 2013TRU Exploration Woodford J.V.DOil and GasIndefinite$0
EDGAR ↗Oct 12, 2012TRU Exploration Mississippian J.V.DOther$5,800,000$2,809,375
EDGAR ↗Apr 10, 2012TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 2 Joint VentureDOtherIndefinite$0
EDGAR ↗Feb 9, 2012TRU Exploration TRUFIRE # 1 Joint VentureDOtherIndefinite$0
EDGAR ↗Aug 24, 2011TRU Exploration Noble Smith Joint VentureDOther$800,000$0
EDGAR ↗Jul 14, 2010TRU Exploration Arrowhead 3 Joint VentureD/AOil and Gas$980,000$0
EDGAR ↗Jun 9, 2010TRU Exploration Arrowhead 3 Joint VentureDOil and Gas$980,000$0
EDGAR ↗Oct 16, 2009TRU Exploration Arrowhead # 2 J.V.DOil and Gas$837,500$0
EDGAR ↗Apr 20, 2009Tru Exploration Arrowhead J.V.DOil and Gas$837,500$0

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months across all issuers in this group (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment, D/A) · most recent filing Aug 27, 2013. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Oil and Gas (2009–2010), Other (2011–2012). Latest offering: Oil and Gas (2013; most recent Aug 27, 2013).

People across the group

NameRolesIssuers hereFirst → last listed
MK Mason Lee KuehlExecutive Officer9Apr 20, 2009 → Aug 27, 2013
TT Trent Michael TrubenbachExecutive Officer8Oct 16, 2009 → Aug 27, 2013
JR James Gregory RiceExecutive Officer1Jun 9, 2010 → Jun 9, 2010

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched Tru.

Meta advertising

No Meta Pixel ids or Facebook / Instagram page links on file for Tru as of Oct 24, 2026 — the sponsor website is read for them once it is on file (runs automatically). Meta Ad Library: not searched by PartnerFacts (no API access); a one-tap Ad Library search is under Look further.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Public profiles and social

No website or social profile named in Tru's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #337,900 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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