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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000101594-09-000106
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091216

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:		091243389

	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 on December 14, 2009 announcing an early
24-hour flow back rate of 3,394 BOE/D for its Williston 25-36 #1H well and
provided an operations update regarding its Williston Basin drilling program
with Brigham Exploration Company.</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.&#160;&#160;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.&#160;&#160;Actual future results may differ materially from those
projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties.&#160;&#160;In
addition, initial production rates may not be indicative of future or long-term
production rates.&#160;&#160;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, and other filings 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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    <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">For
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ENERGY CORP. ANNOUNCES INITIAL PRODUCTION RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,394 BOE/D FROM
THE WILLISTON 25-36 #1H WELL</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-WEIGHT: bold">RIVERTON, Wyoming &#8211; December 14,
2009</font> &#8211; U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ Capital Market: USEG) (&#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 Williston 25-36 #1H well and
provided an operations update regarding its Williston Basin drilling program
with Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ: BEXP) ("Brigham" or
"BEXP").</font></div>
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Williston 25-36 #1H well, which is operated by Brigham Exploration Company,
produced approximately 2,769 barrels of oil and 3.75 MMCF of natural gas per day
or 3,394 BOE/D during an early 24 hour flow back period.&#160;&#160;The well was
completed with swell packers and 32 fracture stimulation stages.&#160;&#160;To
USE&#8217;s knowledge, this completion is the highest number of fracture stimulation
stages ever attempted in the Williston Basin.&#160;&#160;U.S. Energy&#8217;s initial
working interest in this well is approximately 65% (~51% net revenue
interest).&#160;&#160;Oil sales from this well have commenced, and natural gas
sales will commence upon connection to a gathering system, which is estimated to
take approximately 90-120 days.</font></div>
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Basin - Bakken Drilling Program</font></div>
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work is currently underway on the State 36-1 #1H well, which is the sixth well
to be drilled under the previously announced Drilling Participation Agreement
with Brigham.&#160;&#160;The well is being completed with swell packers and 30
fracture stimulation stages.&#160;&#160;USE&#8217;s initial working interest in this
well is approximately 28% (~22% net revenue interest), and Brigham has informed
USE that it expects to complete and test the well for production before year
end.</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">On
November 30, 2009, and subsequent to providing the initial production rate on
the fourth well, the Strand 16-9 #1H, Brigham notified USE pursuant to the terms
of the Drilling Participation Agreement that the Company was required to give
notice to Brigham whether the Company would elect to participate in the second
group of four wells, and that Brigham was electing to have the maximum 50% of
the working interest available to Brigham in the second group of
wells.&#160;&#160;&#160;On December 2, 2009, USE notified Brigham of its
election to participate in these four wells for the remaining 50% working
interest available to Brigham in these wells.</font></div>
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Erickson 6-31 #1H well (~21% initial working interest) will be the seventh well
drilled under the Drilling Participation Agreement with Brigham.&#160;&#160;The
well is expected to be spud in the next several days and it is anticipated that
it will be completed in approximately 60 days.</font></div>
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extremely delighted to see our first 3,000 plus BOE/D initial production rate
well, and we continue to be impressed with Brigham&#8217;s management and operations&#8221;
stated Keith Larsen, CEO of U.S. Energy Corp.&#160;&#160;&#8220;I look forward to a
marked increase in our revenue in 2010,&#8221; he added.</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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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). 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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third party elections may result in a change to USEG&#8217;s working interest and net
revenue interest on a well-by-well basis.</font></div>
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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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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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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.&#160;&#160;In addition,
initial production rates may not be indicative of future or long-term production
rates.&#160;&#160;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></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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