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( Mark One ) ☑ ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended : September 30 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from : EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) DELAWARE ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 001-16653 ( Commission File Number ) 2200 South Utica Place , Suite 150 Tulsa , OK 74114 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) 73-1238709 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 539 ) 444-8002 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( Former name or former address and former fiscal year , if changed since last report ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of each exchange on which registered None EMPR None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No £ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site , if any , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes þ No £ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer □ Non - accelerated filer > Emerging growth company ☐ Accelerated filer □ Smaller reporting company ☑