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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000887396-02-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020416
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Resignations of registrant's directors
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020416

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887396
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [9995]
		IRS NUMBER:				731238709
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16653
		FILM NUMBER:		02612079

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		610, 715 - 5TH AVENUE S.W.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 000
		CITY:			CALGARY, ALBERTA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P 2X6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		403-262-1118

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		610, 715 - 5TH AVENUE S.W.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 000
		CITY:			CALGARY, ALBERTA
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P 2X6

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICOMM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICOMM RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951115
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2002</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">(formerly Americomm Resources Corporation)</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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    <td WIDTH="396" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</td>
    <td WIDTH="322" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">0-20193</td>
    <td WIDTH="304" VALIGN="TOP" align="center"><p ALIGN="CENTER">73-1238709</td>
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    <td WIDTH="179" VALIGN="TOP"></td>
    <td WIDTH="396" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation)</td>
    <td WIDTH="322" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission file Number)</td>
    <td WIDTH="304" VALIGN="TOP" align="center">(IRS Employer identification No.)</td>
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    <td WIDTH="262" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">15 E. 5<sup>th</sup> Street, Suite 4000
    Tulsa, OK</td>
    <td WIDTH="135" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">74103-4346</td>
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    <td WIDTH="262" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of principal executive offices)</td>
    <td WIDTH="135" VALIGN="TOP"><p ALIGN="CENTER">(Zip Code)</td>
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<p>Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (918) 587-8093</p>

<p><a name="node2"></a>ITEM 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On April 16, 2002, Empire Petroleum
Corporation&nbsp; issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
99, and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>

<p><a name="node3"></a>ITEM 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors.</p>

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John P. McGrain and Thomas J. Jacobsen who
previously served as officers and directors of Empire Petroleum Corporation resigned these
positioins effective April 16, 2002. The resignations were not the result of any
disagreement with the registrant on any matter relating to the registrant's operations,
policies or practices, and neither former officer and director has furnished the
registrant with a letter describing any such disagreement.</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</p>
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<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized officer.</p>

<p>Date: April 16, 2002</p>

<p>Empire Petroleum Corporation<u></p>
</u>

<p>By:<u> /s/ Albert E. Whitehead</u></p>

<p>Albert E. Whitehead</p>

<p>Chief Executive Officer</p>

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<p ALIGN="CENTER">NEWS RELEASE</p>
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<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">April 16, 2002 For Immediate Release</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER">EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT</p>

<p ALIGN="CENTER">CHANGES AND REPORTS ON PRESENT OPERATIONS</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Tulsa, Oklahoma &#150; April 16, 2002. Empire Petroleum Corporation
(OTCBB: EMPR) announced today that the Company&#146;s management is now headquartered in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, with the appointment of Albert E. Whitehead as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer and Thomas R. Bradley as President of the Company. John P. McGrain and
Thomas J. Jacobsen who previously served as officers and directors of the Company have
resigned these positions and the new Board of Directors will be comprised of Albert E.
Whitehead, Thomas R. Bradley and John C. Kinard.</p>

<p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In the Company&#146;s Cheyenne River Development Project, Niobrara
County, Wyoming, its Timber Draw #1-AH oil and gas well has been shut-in, pending tie-in
to a gas pipeline connection. Testing of this well during 2001 confirmed the need for a
3-D seismic survey in the project area to identify future drilling locations in the
fractured Muddy formation. The Company plans to conduct this seismic work during the
second quarter of 2002 if a farmout or financing can be completed.</p>

<p>For further information contact: Albert E. Whitehead</p>

<p>Tel: (918) 587-8093</p>

<p>Thomas R. Bradley</p>

<p>Tel: (918) 587-8093</p>
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