Amendment to Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4/A)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mulacek Phil E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP [EP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 25025 I 45 NORTH, SUITE 420 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/24/2025 (Street) THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 09/26/2025 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Convertible Note Due 2027

$4.32(1)

09/24/2025

A

$4,000,000

09/24/2025

09/23/2027

Common Stock

462,962(1)

$4,000,000

$4,000,000

D

Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy)

$4.32(2)

09/24/2025

A

138,889(2)

(3)

09/24/2028

Common Stock

138,889(2)

$ 0

138,889(2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mulacek Phil E 25025 I 45 NORTH SUITE 420 THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Phil E. Mulacek		11/07/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Convertible Note was amended on November 5, 2025 to increase the conversion price from $4.27 to $4.32, and to provide that the conversion price of $4.32 only applies to the first $2,000,000 already advanced under the Convertible Note. Excludes shares issuable at the election of the Reporting Person upon conversion of any additional advances under the Convertible Note based upon a floating conversion price as set forth in the Convertible Note, as amended.
(2)	The Warrant was amended on November 5, 2025 to (a) increase the exercise price of the Warrant from $4.27 to $4.32 and (b) reduce the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying the Warrant from 281,030 to 138,889.
(3)	The Warrant becomes exercisable on the date the NYSE American stock exchange approves a supplemental listing application relating to the shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying the Warrant.

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