---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001072613-26-000282"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:00:27.433815+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire Petroleum enters 3-well Louisiana development program; 25% WI funded via 700,000 shares

## Summary
- 25% working interest in initial well of three-well program targeting proven Louisiana formations.
- Drilling and completion costs funded through issuance of ~700,000 shares of Empire common stock.
- Operator completed test well in East Perkins Field, Calcasieu Parish; strong pressure (9,100+ psi) and hydrocarbon flare seen.
- Completion operations on initial well expected to begin April 2026; production testing to follow.
- Program may open future midstream-adjacent opportunities for stable cash flow, per CEO Mike Morrisett.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-26-000282
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000282/0001072613-26-000282-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000282/emp_8k-19043.htm

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