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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000887396-13-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130717
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130717
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130717

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:		13971872

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6506 S. LEWIS AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 112
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74136-1020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		918-488-8068

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6506 S. LEWIS AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 112
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74136-1020

	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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reported) July 10, 2013</B></P>

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Its Charter) </B></P>

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intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.07.&#9;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On July 10, 2013, Empire
Petroleum Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;).
A total of 91,564,485 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock were entitled to vote as of June 3, 2013, the record date for
the Annual Meeting. There were 63,628,024 shares present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting (or 69.5% of the outstanding
shares), at which the stockholders were asked to vote on three proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders
at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposal 1 &mdash; Election of Directors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The stockholders voted to elect three directors
to serve for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2014 and until their successors are duly elected
and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Broker</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: right">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 6pt"><U>&nbsp;For&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Against&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Abstain</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Non-Votes</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -2.3pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Albert E. Whitehead</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">61,871,152</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1,255,166</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">501,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Montague H. Hackett, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">63,126,152</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;166</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">501,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Kevin R. Seth</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">63,126,152</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;166</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">501,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposal 2 &mdash; Amendment to Certificate
of Incorporation</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The stockholders voted
to (a) authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to effect, in its discretion prior to December 31, 2013, a reverse stock
split of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001, and any shares held in treasury, at a reverse stock
split ratio of 1-for-12, and (b) approve a corresponding amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Certificate of Incorporation, in the
form attached to the proxy statement as Annex A, to effect the reverse stock split, subject to the Board of Director&rsquo;s authority
to abandon such amendment. The results of the vote were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; text-indent: -11.25pt">62,804,379</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">817,146</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">6,499</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposal 3 &mdash; Ratification of Appointment
of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 27pt">The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment
of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. The results of the vote were
as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; text-indent: 4.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 26%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 27%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 23%; text-align: center">Broker</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; text-indent: -11.25pt">63,540,058</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">86,466</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">1,500</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">-0-</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">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>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 260pt">&#9; EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 52%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;July 17, 2013</TD>
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