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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001072613-17-000614
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171129
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171204
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171204

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	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:			1213

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16653
		FILM NUMBER:		171237607

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		165 S. UNION BLVD.
		STREET 2:		UNION TOWER, SUITE 360
		CITY:			LAKEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80228
		BUSINESS PHONE:		720-627-5641

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		STREET 1:		165 S. UNION BLVD.
		STREET 2:		UNION TOWER, SUITE 360
		CITY:			LAKEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80228

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		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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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Mr. Pritchard, age 56, is the co-founder of and a partner in Pritchard Griffin Advisors, an investment banking and financial advisory services firm, which was established in September 2015 and focuses on serving the energy sector.&#160; Tommy has a quarter of a century of expertise in the financial industries, beginning his professional career in 1984 with Drexel Burnham Lambert.&#160; He was also employed by Bear Stearns, Jefferies and Johnson Rice early in his career.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">In 1997, Mr. Pritchard and three partners founded Offshore Tool and Energy, Inc. (OTEC). OTEC grew through a series of acquisitions to an oilfield services company employing hundreds of people and generating over $100 million in revenues.&#160; The firm was sold in 2001 to London Merchant Securities.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Thereafter, Mr. Pritchard formed Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC, a research, trading and investment banking boutique serving the energy industry.&#160; Over a period of ten years, Pritchard Capital Partners participated in raising over $15 billion in capital for firms in the oil and gas industry. In addition, the firm provided trading and research services annually to over 150 energy companies.&#160; After selling a majority of his interests in Pritchard Capital, Tommy became the Managing Director in charge of the energy investment banking division of Imperial Capital.&#160; At Imperial, he played a role in raising over $500 million of debt capital Mr. Pritchard formed Pritchard Energy Advisors, LLC in June 2014. In September 2015, Tommy teamed up with partner Ken Griffin and renamed the investment banking firm to Pritchard Griffin Advisors.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">In December 2016, Empire engaged Pritchard Griffin Advisors to assist Empire with identifying potential oil and gas acquisitions and raise capital around those purchases.&#160; Pursuant to the arrangement, Empire has paid Pritchard Griffin Advisors approximately $62,000 to date.&#160; Also, pursuant to the arrangement, Pritchard Griffin Advisors is entitled to be paid a retainer of $14,000 per month plus a success fee related to capital raised to fund those acquisitions.&#160; The Board of Directors will approve any future payments to Pritchard Griffin Advisors.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Effective as November 29, 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the following compensatory arrangements with each of Mr. Pritchard and Mr. Morrisett:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Also effective as of November 29, 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the grant to Tony Kamin, a member of the Board of Directors, of a warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Empire's common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, which warrant expires as of December 31, 2021 and is exercisable with respect to all 1,000,000 shares upon grant.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On September 6, 2017, Empire issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a term sheet to acquire producing oil and gas assets located in North Louisiana.&#160; After completing its due diligence and prior to negotiating a purchase and sale agreement with respect to the potential acquisition, Empire decided not to proceed with the transaction.</div>

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