TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Empire Petroleum Corporation (OTCBB: EMPR), a Tulsa, Oklahoma based company, announced that it has commenced drilling operations on its Empire Paradise Unit 2-12 test well in Nye County, Nevada. The Company said it plans to drill this well to about 6,500 feet. The primary formation of interest is the Triassic. The Company feels this formation is the likely…