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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000887396-11-000028
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110817
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110830
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110830

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887396
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		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:		111065099

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4444 E 66TH STREET
		STREET 2:		LOWER ANNEX
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74136-4207
		BUSINESS PHONE:		918-488-8068

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4444 E 66TH STREET
		STREET 2:		LOWER ANNEX
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74136-4207

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICOMM RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951115

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICOMM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">UNITED
STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington,
D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">FORM
8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">CURRENT
REPORT</P>

<P STYLE="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;August 24, 2011</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center">_______________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0; font-weight: bold">EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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     <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction</TD>
     <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Commission</TD>
     <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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     <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">of Incorporation)</TD>
     <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">File Number)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"><B>4444 E. 66TH STREET, LOWER ANNEX, TULSA,
OK 74136-4207<BR></B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"><B>918-488-8068</B><BR>(Registrant&rsquo;s
telephone number, including area code)</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"><B>N/A</B><BR>(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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     <TD STYLE="width: 97%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD>
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     <TD STYLE="width: 97%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD>
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     <TD STYLE="width: 97%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD>
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     <TD STYLE="width: 97%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD>
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     <TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: left">Item 3.02</TD>
     <TD STYLE="width: 81%; text-align: left">Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 100%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">On August 24, 2011, Empire Petroleum
Corporation (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;) sold Albert E. Whitehead, the Registrant&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer and
member of the Registrant&rsquo;s board of directors, 2,000,000 shares of the Registrant&rsquo;s common stock, par value
$0.001 (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), at a price of $0.05 per share of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$100,000. The proceeds from the transaction will be used to pay certain upcoming lease rental obligations and for general
working capital purposes.<BR> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 100%">The offer and sale related to the shares described above were not
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of
that act provided by Section 4 (2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated by the SEC thereunder.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify"><A NAME="Signatures"></A>SIGNATURES</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>Empire Petroleum Corporation</B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">/s/Albert E. Whitehead</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Name: Albert E. Whitehead<BR>Title: Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;August
25, 2011</P>

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