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exhibit10_1.htm

EXHIBIT 10.1

CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
9601 AMBERGLEN BLVD., SUITE 117		306 WEST SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 302		1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 625
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78729-1106		FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102-4987		HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5008
512-249-7000		817-336-2461		713-651-9944
FAX 512-233-2618		FAX 817-877-3728		FAX 713-651-9980
		www.cgaus.com

CONSENT OF CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference on Form 10-Q prepared by U.S. Energy Corp. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, of information contained in our report relating to certain estimated quantities of the Company’s proved reserves of oil and gas, future net income and discounted future net income, effective June 30, 2010.  We further consent to inferred references to our firm under the headings “Oil and Gas Production,” “Oil and Gas Exploration and Development,” and “Results of Operations.”

Very truly yours,

/s/ W. Todd Brooker

W. Todd Brooker, P.E.

Vice President

Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.

Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-693

Austin, Texas

August 6, 2010