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ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091016

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:		091122994

	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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Energy Corp. published a press release announcing the initial production rate
from its Brad Olson 9-16 #1H Bakken well of 2,112 BOE/D and provided an overall
operations update regarding its various interests in the oil and gas
sector.</font></div>
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provided in this report on Form 8-K may contain statements relating to current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events that are
"forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally relate to the
Company's plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based
upon management's current estimates and projections of future results or trends.
Actual future results may differ materially from those projected as a result of
certain risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, see the "Risk Factors" disclosures in the Company's Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2009, and
subsequent forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</font></div>
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North 8th West, Riverton, WY&#160; 82501 USA, Ph: (307) 856-9271, Fx: (307)
857-3050, www.usnrg.com<br></div>
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ENERGY CORP. ANNOUNCES INTIAL PRODUCTION RATE FROM THE BRAD OLSON 9-16 #1H
BAKKEN WELL</font></div>
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2009</font> &#8211; U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ Capital Market: &#8220;USEG&#8221;) (&#8220;USE&#8221; or the
&#8220;Company&#8221;), a natural resources exploration and development company with
interests in oil and gas, molybdenum, geothermal, and real estate assets, today
announced the initial production rate from its Brad Olson 9-16 #1H Bakken well
and provided an overall operations update regarding its various interests in the
oil and gas sector.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Williston
Basin - Bakken Drilling Program</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The Brad
Olson 9-16 #1H flowed at an initial 24-hour production test rate of
approximately 1,805 barrels of oil and 1.84 MMCF of natural gas per day or 2,112
BOE/D.&#160;&#160;The well was completed with swell packers and 28 fracture
stimulation stages.&#160;&#160;USE&#8217;s initial working interest in this well is
approximately 61% (~48% net revenue interest), and sales from this well are
expected to commence immediately.&#160;&#160;The Company believes this well is
the first successful 28 stage fracture stimulation completion in the Williston
Basin.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The BCD
Farms 16-21 #1H well has been drilled to a total measured depth of 19,426
feet.&#160;&#160;Upon completion of the drilling a sleeve was run into the hole
with 28 swell packers and completion initiatives are expected to commence in
late October.&#160;&#160;The initial production flow rate for this well will be
announced following the completion of a 24-hour flow rate test.&#160;&#160;USE&#8217;s
initial working interest in this well is approximately 45% (~35.55% net revenue
interest).</font></div>
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to the BCD Farms drilling operations being completed, two additional wells have
been spud and are currently drilling to depth.&#160;&#160;The two wells are the
Lee 16-21 #1H (~ 60% initial working interest) and the Strand 16-9 #1H (~40%
initial working interest).&#160;&#160;As with the Brad Olsen and the BCD Farms
wells, both the Lee and the Strand are targeting the middle Bakken formation,
and are planned to be drilled to a total measured depth of approximately 20,000
feet (~10,000 ft vertical; ~10,000 horizontal).&#160;&#160;To date, the drilling
of the Lee 16-21 #1H well has progressed to the horizontal portion of the well
bore, and the Strand 16-9 #1H well has reached a total measured depth of 9,960
feet.&#160;&#160;Once each well is drilled to approximately 20,000 feet total
measured depth, it is anticipated that each well will take approximately 30 days
to complete.&#160;&#160;Subsequent to the two above mentioned wells being
drilled, the two drilling rigs are then expected to be mobilized to two
additional well locations in early November.</font></div>
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result, it is anticipated that the first six wells of the previously announced
Drilling Participation Agreement with Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ: BEXP)
will be drilled before the end of the year and that at least four of the six
wells will have been completed by this time.</font></div>
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Bluffs well, partnered with PetroQuest Energy, L.L.C. (NYSE:PQ) and located in
Louisiana, is currently producing approximately 13,000 MCF and 325 barrels of
oil per day or an equivalent of approximately 15,000 MCFE/D (2,500
BOE/D).&#160;&#160;U.S. Energy Corp. has a 15% working interest in this well and
an approximate 10.4% net revenue interest.&#160;&#160;Therefore, U.S. Energy
Corp.&#8217;s current net daily production for this well is approximately 250
BOE/D.</font></div>
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17, 2009, USE entered into a new participation agreement with PetroQuest Energy
to acquire a 4.2% working interest in an oil and gas prospect located in south
Louisiana.&#160;&#160;The prospect is a 13.7 BCFE target.&#160;&#160;Under the
terms of the agreement, USE has paid sunk land costs and a prospect fee of
approximately $53,000 and will be responsible for 4.2% of the costs to drill an
initial test well (ITW) to earn an 3.6% after casing point (ACP) and 3.2% after
payout (APO) working interest.&#160;&#160;The initial commitment under the
agreement is approximately $300,000 to the casing point.&#160;&#160;Spudding of
the well is expected to take place in October 2009 with an initial planned
drilling depth of approximately 15,000 feet.</font></div>
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Stoddard # 1 well, partnered with Houston Energy, L.P. and located in Southeast
Texas, commenced sales in early October.&#160;&#160;The well is producing
approximately 140 barrels of oil per day and 1,800 MCF/D or an equivalent of
2,650 MCFE/D (440 BOE/D).&#160;&#160;USE currently has an 8.5% after casing
point (ACP) working interest (6.2% net revenue interest) in this
well.&#160;&#160;Our anticipated net initial daily production rate from this
well is expected to be approximately 28 BOE/D.</font></div>
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31, 2009, the Delta Farms well, a primary oil target located in Southeast
Louisiana had an initial production test that resulted in approximately 150
BOE/D and the well is currently producing at a rate of approximately 135
BOE/D.&#160;&#160;Sales from this well began in early September
2009.&#160;&#160;USE has a 25% after casing point working interest (17.625% net
revenue interest) in this well.&#160;&#160;USE&#8217;s daily net production rate from
the Delta Farms well is now approximately 24 BOE/D.</font></div>
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Energy and Brigham continue to leverage the latest in multi-stage frac
technology to drive improvements in production and our initial results at the
Brad Olson 9-16 #1H well demonstrates the value of this approach," stated Keith
Larsen, CEO of U.S. Energy Corp.&#160;&#160;&#8220;Our primary focus in the near term
will be advancing our Bakken drilling program with Brigham in the Williston
Basin.&#160;&#160;However, we continue to make progress with our oil and gas
partners in both the Rocky Mountain and Gulf Coast regions, with the goal of
expanding our portfolio and expeditiously ramping up our production,&#8221; he
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press release, BOEs are derived by converting gas to oil in the ratio of one
barrel of oil to six thousand cubic feet of gas (1 bbl:6 Mcf).&#160;&#160;Barrel
of oil equivalent ("BOE") amounts may be misleading, particularly if used in
isolation.&#160;&#160;A BOE conversion ratio of 1 bbl of oil to 6 Mcf of natural
gas is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at
the burner tip and does not represent a value of equivalency at the well
head.</font></div>
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U.S. Energy Corp.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">U.S.
Energy Corp. is a diversified natural resource company with interests in oil and
gas, molybdenum, geothermal and real estate assets.&#160;&#160;The Company is
headquartered in Riverton, Wyoming, and its common stock is listed on The NASDAQ
Capital Market under the symbol &#8220;USEG&#8221;.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 36pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Disclosure
Regarding Mineral Resources Under SEC and Canadian Regulations; and
Forward-Looking Statements</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Company owns or may come to own stock in companies which are traded on foreign
exchanges, and may have agreements with some of these companies to acquire
and/or develop the Company&#8217;s mineral properties.&#160;&#160;An example is Sutter
Gold Mining Inc.&#160;&#160;These other companies are subject to the reporting
requirements of other jurisdictions.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">United
States residents are cautioned that some of the information available about our
mineral properties, which is reported by the other companies in foreign
jurisdictions, may be materially different from what the Company is permitted to
disclose in the United States.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">This news release includes
statements which may constitute &#8220;forward-looking&#8221; statements, usually containing
the words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;expect," or similar
expressions.&#160;&#160;Forward looking statements in this release relate to,
among other things, USE&#8217;s drilling of wells pursuant to the terms of the DPA,
its ownership interests in those wells and the costs it expects to incur in
drilling those wells.&#160;&#160;There is no assurance that any of the wells USE
drills under the terms of the DPA with Brigham will have results similar to
those referenced in this press release or that any of the wells drilled with
Brigham will be productive at all. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">These statements are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;Factors that would cause or contribute to
such differences include, but are not limited to, future trends in mineral
prices, the availability of capital, competitive factors, and other risks
including those described in the Company&#8217;s filings with the SEC, which are
incorporated herein by reference.&#160;&#160;By making these forward-looking
statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for
revision or changes after the date of this release.</font></font></div>
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further information on the differences between the reporting limitations of the
United States, compared to reports filed in foreign jurisdictions, and also
concerning forward-looking statements, please see the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K
(&#8220;Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#8221;; &#8220;Disclosure Regarding
Mineral Resources under SEC and Canadian Regulation&#8221;; and &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221;); and
similar disclosures in the Company&#8217;s Forms 10-Q.</font></div>
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