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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000101594-10-000007
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100121
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100121
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100121

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:		10539010

	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 January 21, 2010 announcing that it
has elected to participate in the third group of five wells with Brigham
Exploration Company under the terms of the previously announced Drilling
Participation Agreement and provided a production update along with a summary of
its 2010 oil and gas budget.</font></div>
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provided in this report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) 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, including budget, production rates and
drilling plans in 2010, 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
such as future trends in oil and natural gas prices, governmental regulatory
issues,&#160;&#160;availability of capital and competitive
factors&#160;&#160;For further discussion of these and other 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 the
registration statement on Form S-3 (SEC File No. 333-162607), and the amendments
and supplements thereto.</font></div>
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forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof.&#160;&#160;We
undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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82501 USA, Ph: (307) 856-9271, Fx: (307) 857-3050, www.usnrg.com</div>
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ENERGY CORP. ANNOUNCES ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIRD GROUP OF FIVE WELLS WITH
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY</font></div>
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2010</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 that it has elected to participate in the third group of five wells
with Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ: BEXP) ("Brigham" or "BEXP") under the
terms of the previously announced Drilling Participation Agreement (&#8220;DPA&#8221;) and
provided a production update along with a summary of its 2010 oil and gas
budget.</font></div>
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      <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">After
receiving formal notice of the early 24-hour initial production rate from the
sixth well in the previously announced drilling program with Brigham, on January
11, 2010, USE notified Brigham on January 15, 2010 of its election to
participate in the third group of five wells.&#160;&#160;Brigham notified the
Company that it will participate for 50% of its original working interest in
each of the five 1,280 acre spacing units.&#160;&#160;The Company will therefore
participate for the remaining 50%.</font></div>
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seven and eight in the 15 well program have reached TD and are scheduled for
completion initiatives to begin in February 2010.&#160;&#160;Well nine is
currently drilling in the horizontal portion of the well bore and completion
initiatives for this well are expected to commence in late February
2010.&#160;&#160;Wells 10 through 15 are expected to be drilled and completed
prior to the end of the second quarter 2010.</font></div>
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the previously drilled wells in the program, the remaining wells are all
anticipated to target 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;However, Brigham has indicated that at least one
well of the remaining six to be drilled may target the Three Forks
formation.&#160;&#160;The Company expects that each well in the second and third
groups of wells will be completed with an average of 30 fracture stimulation
stages.&#160;&#160;Initial 24-hour early stage production results for wells
seven and eight are anticipated to be announced when they are both
completed.</font></div>
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fourth quarter of 2009 the Company produced approximately 1,000 net BOE/D and
exited 2009 with an average rate of 1,400 net BOE/D for the month of December,
exceeding the Company&#8217;s year end 2009 stated 30 day average production exit rate
goal of 1,200 net BOE/D.&#160;&#160;The December production rate includes
approximately 1,100 net BOE/D from the first five wells under the DPA with
Brigham and approximately 300 net BOE/D from its three producing wells in the
Gulf Coast region.&#160;&#160;For 2010, the Company has set a mid-year
production goal of 2,000 net BOE/D (trailing 30 day average) and a year end
production goal of 2,500 net BOE/D (trailing 30 day average).</font></div>
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December 2009, the Board of Directors approved a $26.5 million capital drilling
budget for 2010.&#160;&#160;The capital will be used to complete the Brigham
drilling program and participate (at varying working interests) in up to 14
wells with our Gulf Coast partners.&#160;&#160;In addition to the budget for
anticipated drilling in 2010, the Company has significant capital reserves that
it intends to further deploy into asset acquisition opportunities in
2010.</font></div>
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forward, the Company has initiated review and analysis of establishing a
conservative hedging program for 2010.&#160;&#160;This program is anticipated to
be established in the second quarter of 2010 in anticipation of establishing a
credit facility for the Company to access in the third quarter of
2010.&#160;&#160;In the mean time, on January 20, 2010 the Company increased its
bank line of credit from $5 million to $10 million, although the Company does
not have any immediate plans to access this facility due to its current strong
cash position.</font></div>
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very pleased with the progress made thus far in the Brigham drilling program and
the resulting production increases that we experienced in the fourth quarter of
2009," stated Keith Larsen, CEO of U.S. Energy Corp.&#160;&#160;&#8220;We anticipate
the completion of the 15 well program with Brigham by early summer 2010 and we
are diligently working on initiatives to continue our drilling program
throughout the year.&#160;&#160;Our $26.5 million 2010 oil and gas budget will
allow us to meet our currently anticipated Williston Basin drilling commitments
and also allow us to expand our participation in numerous wells in the onshore
Gulf Coast region.&#160;&#160;Additionally, our strong balance sheet will allow
us to pursue additional growth opportunities this year," he added.</font></div>
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Regarding BOEs</font></div>
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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), based on their respective BTU energy
content.&#160;&#160;BOEs are not indicative of value, as oil and natural gas
have different markets and prices may diverge from the ratio on a national
and/or regional level.</font></div>
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Statements</font></div>
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      <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">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,"&#8221;target,&#8221; &#8220;goal,&#8221; or
similar expressions.&#160;&#160;Forward looking statements in this release
relate to, among other things, USE&#8217;s drilling of wells with Brigham Exploration,
Houston Energy, Yuma, PetroQuest, and other partners, its ownership interests in
those wells and their expected costs, and the oil and natural gas targets or
goals for the wells.&#160;&#160;There is no assurance that any of the wells
referenced in this press release be productive or that the Company&#8217;s goals for
2010 will be achieved. </font><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline">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 commodity
and/or mineral prices, the availability of capital, competitive factors, and
other risks described in the Company&#8217;s filings with the SEC (including, without
limitation, the Form S-3 registration statement (File No. 333-162607), and the
amendments and supplements thereto), 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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      <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 36pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Disclosure
Regarding Mineral Resources Under SEC and Canadian Regulations</font></div>
      <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br></div>
      <div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.&#160;&#160;For 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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further information, please contact:</font></div>
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Larsen</font></div>
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of Investor Relations</font></div>
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Energy Corp.</font></div>
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