# EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/empire-petroleum-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP - Display name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-22T02:53:12.935715+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.835 | | Directors | 6 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 9 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Andrew L. Lewis: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-30. Committees: Audit Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:5 - Benjamin J. Marchive II: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:6 - J. Kevin Vann: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:7 - Mason H. Matschke: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit Committee (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:8 - Michael R. Morrisett: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:9 - Phil E. Mulacek: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:10 ## Committees - Audit Committee (audit). Chair: J. Kevin Vann. Members: J. Kevin Vann (chair, current); Andrew L. Lewis (member, current); Mason H. Matschke (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:empire-petroleum-corp:audit-committee ## Executive leadership - Eugene J. Sweeney: Named Executive Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:11 - Michael R. Morrisett: President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:12 - Stephen L. Faulkner, Jr.: Named Executive Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:13 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Andrew L. Lewis seat on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:b3jigj170cabn - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Eugene J. Sweeney executive of EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1qcpnxu1p0nqzk - CEO_CHANGED: Michael R. Morrisett executive of EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:767rrw1a3bmu8 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Stephen L. Faulkner, Jr. executive of EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1iw869f1tijnbn - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: J. Kevin Vann seat on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fx1gvdbtkrjb - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Benjamin J. Marchive II seat on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1q3seugd3r3fc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mason H. Matschke seat on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:flyday1lcr6ke - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Phil E. Mulacek seat on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1sqpe5v1kuyk5j - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael R. Morrisett seat on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1or8wvyiu4poc ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/empire-petroleum-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_appointment:15: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:j-kevin-vann-ep","name":"J. Kevin Vann"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_appointment:16: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:andrew-l-lewis-ep","name":"Andrew L. Lewis"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_appointment:17: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:mason-h-matschke-ep","name":"Mason H. Matschke"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` ## Leadership - Andrew L. Lewis: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1. - Benjamin J. Marchive II: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1. - J. Kevin Vann: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1. - Mason H. Matschke: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1. - Michael R. Morrisett: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1. - Phil E. Mulacek: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1. - Eugene J. Sweeney: Named Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3089b552359680e9ce9ed9efeae90526f515daae4a83d33c1c2ca2182807ffb. - Michael R. Morrisett: President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7798e217bb6151edda11092a8a095f877066645b6c1093cf95c8b37234e81219. - Stephen L. Faulkner, Jr.: Named Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1efec90efff4a8b2947b78092535a90ef7a8e8a32c32f8c1926f3bdc1407faf4. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit Committee: Chair J. Kevin Vann; Members J. Kevin Vann (Chair); Andrew L. Lewis; Mason H. Matschke. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_record:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2e06d48c3e539b211b410b2ed86d269060899343095533acac79baadb10caf41. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:04bd644b3597af030ac4fb6160c7f9f207ad9c2c3c57e1eff19aa5dc34632afe. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:04bd644b3597af030ac4fb6160c7f9f207ad9c2c3c57e1eff19aa5dc34632afe. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:04bd644b3597af030ac4fb6160c7f9f207ad9c2c3c57e1eff19aa5dc34632afe. ## Committee Appointment - J. Kevin Vann: chair, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_appointment:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2e06d48c3e539b211b410b2ed86d269060899343095533acac79baadb10caf41. - Andrew L. Lewis: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_appointment:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2e06d48c3e539b211b410b2ed86d269060899343095533acac79baadb10caf41. - Mason H. Matschke: member, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:committee_appointment:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2e06d48c3e539b211b410b2ed86d269060899343095533acac79baadb10caf41. ## Security Listing - EP (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:04bd644b3597af030ac4fb6160c7f9f207ad9c2c3c57e1eff19aa5dc34632afe. - EP (NYSE AMERICAN). Claim: alpha:claim:company:af744f06-50ba-46dc-afc6-0e270c6b02ae:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:04bd644b3597af030ac4fb6160c7f9f207ad9c2c3c57e1eff19aa5dc34632afe. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:04bd644b3597af030ac4fb6160c7f9f207ad9c2c3c57e1eff19aa5dc34632afe: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f4c0129d2262b528ec573b87f7975abe027e2bfde463b2c7c9f6b52f6423dc1: [DEF 14A empire-prox_19052.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000353/empire-prox_19052.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3089b552359680e9ce9ed9efeae90526f515daae4a83d33c1c2ca2182807ffb: [EP DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000353/empire-prox_19052.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7798e217bb6151edda11092a8a095f877066645b6c1093cf95c8b37234e81219: [EP DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000353/empire-prox_19052.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1efec90efff4a8b2947b78092535a90ef7a8e8a32c32f8c1926f3bdc1407faf4: [EP DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000353/empire-prox_19052.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:2e06d48c3e539b211b410b2ed86d269060899343095533acac79baadb10caf41: [Audit Committee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000353/empire-prox_19052.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/empire-petroleum-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/empire-petroleum-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/empire-petroleum-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/empire-petroleum-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-22T02:53:12.716907+00:00; recorded 2026-10-22T02:53:12.716907+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.