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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-17-000030
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170103
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			US ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000101594
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		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:		17509432

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4643 S. ULSTER STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 970
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80237
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303 993 3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4643 S. ULSTER STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 970
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80237

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN STATES MINING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851229
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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to Section 13 or 15(</B></FONT><B>d<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">) of the</FONT></B></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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January 3, 2017</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>000-6814</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>83-0205516</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File No.)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>4643 S. Ulster Street, Suite 970, Denver, CO</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>80237</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If Changed From Last Report)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2):</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">On January 3, 2017, U.S. Energy Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
announced the extension of its exclusive rights to participate with IronHorse Resources, LLC (&ldquo;IronHorse&rdquo;) in the Wattenberg
Development Project previously announced. The Company and IronHorse had entered into an Earnings and Participation Agreement dated
September 14, 2016 (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) as to the purchase of 40% of IronHorse&rsquo;s interest in five Wattenberg farmout
agreements. The Company and IronHorse have entered into a new agreement dated January 3, 2017 extending the time for the Company
to provide satisfactory proof of funding to January 31, 2017. The Company will prepay 23,000 shares of the stock bonus previously
agreed on in cash on or before January 12, 2017. The Company is currently engaged with a financial institution and will continue
to pursue various options for funding the Company&rsquo;s projects, including the Wattenberg Development Project with IronHorse.
The Company remains optimistic about the Wattenberg project especially with the favorable commodity prices and improving economics.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 8.01.</B></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Other Events.</B></FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On January 4, 2017, the Company issued a press
release, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the signing of the Agreement discussed in Item 1.01 herein. That
press release is not incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(d) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated January 4, 2017</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-transform: uppercase"><B>U.S. Energy Corp.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: January 5, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ David A. Veltri</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David A. Veltri</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated January 4, 2017</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>U.S. Energy Corp.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Extends Participation Agreement with IronHorse</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0">Denver, CO (January 4, 2017) - U.S. Energy Corp.
(the &quot;Company&quot;) announced today, January 4, 2017 the extension of its exclusive rights to participate with IronHorse
Resources, LLC (&quot;IronHorse&quot;) in the Wattenberg Development Project previously announced. The Company and IronHorse had
entered into an Earnings and Participation Agreement dated September 14, 2016 (the &quot;Agreement&quot;) as to the purchase of
40% of IronHorse's interest in five Wattenberg farmout agreements.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Company and IronHorse entered into a new
agreement dated January 3, 2017 extending the time for the Company to provide satisfactory proof of funding to January 31, 2017.
&nbsp;The Company will prepay 23,000 shares of the stock bonus previously agreed on in cash on or before January 12, 2017. The
Company is currently engaged with a financial institution and will continue to pursue various options for funding the Company's
projects, including the Wattenberg Development Project with IronHorse.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The Company remains optimistic about the Wattenberg project especially
with the favorable commodity prices and improving economics.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>About U.S. Energy Corp.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">U.S. Energy Corp. is a natural resource exploration
and development company with a primary focus on the exploration and development of its oil and gas assets. The Company is headquartered
in Denver, Colorado and trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &ldquo;USEG&rdquo;.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This press release contains &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the proposed public offering
and the intended use of proceeds from the offering. The offering is subject to market and other conditions and there can be no
assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including market conditions,
risks associated with the cash requirements of our business and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and represent our views only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as
representing our views as of any subsequent date. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Contact:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>for U.S. Energy Investor Relations</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>(303) 993-3200</B></P>

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