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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030910
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030919

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			US ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000101594
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				830205516
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06814
		FILM NUMBER:		03902678

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		877 NORTH 8TH WEST
		STREET 2:		GLEN L LARSEN BLDG
		CITY:			RIVERTON
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			82501
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3078569271

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		877 NORTH 8TH WEST
		CITY:			RIVERTON
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			82501

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN STATES MINING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851229
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 AND 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):  SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 (SEPTEMBER
10,  2003)


                                U.S. ENERGY CORP.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

          WYOMING                    0-6814                        83-205516
- --------------------------------  ------------------------  --------------------
(STATE  OR  OTHER  JURISDICTION   (COMMISSION                (I.R.S.  EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)              FILE NO.)                IDENTIFICATION NO.)


GLEN  L.  LARSEN  BUILDING
877  NORTH  8TH  WEST
RIVERTON,  WY                                                        82501
- --------------------------------------------                    ----------------
(ADDRESS  OF  PRINCIPAL  EXECUTIVE  OFFICES)                      (ZIP  CODE)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (307) 856-9271


                                 NOT APPLICABLE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS OR FORMER FISCAL YEAR,
                          IF CHANGED FROM LAST REPORT)

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ITEM  5.  OTHER  EVENTS.

     On September 12 and September 15, 2003, the Company received Orders entered
on September 10 and September 11, 2003, respectively, by the U.S. District Court
of Colorado wherein Chief Judge Lewis T. Babcock denied a motion filed by Nukem,
Inc.  to  have  the  Court correct certain findings or statements in the Court's
Order  of July 30, 2003 including its request to alter or amend the Judgment and
remand  the  case  back  to an arbitration panel.  The Court granted RWE Nukem's
request  to  approve a supersedeas bond of $20,275,600 posted pending an appeal.
Thereafter,  the  Court denied USECC's motion to alter and amend the $20,044,184
Judgment  against  Nukem, seeking prejudgment interest of $7,901,672 to be added
to  the  Judgment and to reverse the Special Master's findings that the purchase
rights  on  CIS  contracts  were  extinguished  on  December  31,  2001.

     The Company currently is evaluating whether an appeal or further action may
be  warranted  in  this  matter.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS.

     (a)  Financial  statements  of  business  acquired.  Not  applicable.

     (b)  Pro  forma  financial  information.  Not  applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits.  Not  applicable

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  Report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                                       U.S.  ENERGY  CORP.



Dated:  September  19,  2003           By:     /s/  Robert  Scott  Lorimer
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Chief  Financial  Officer



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