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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001615774-17-005255
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170921

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:		CORRESP

	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: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">4643 S. Ulster Street, Suite 970</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Denver, Colorado 80237</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">September 21, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">100 F. Street N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">Attention:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 58%">Loan Lauren P. Nguyen,</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Anuja A. Majmudar</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><B>Re:</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 87%"><B>U.S. Energy Corp.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-220363)</b></TD></TR>
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    <TD><B>Request for Acceleration of Effective Date</b></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Dear Ms. Nguyen and Ms. Majmudar:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">U.S. Energy Corp. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;)
hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;<U>Commission</U>&rdquo;) accelerate the effective
date of the above-referenced Registration Statement (the &ldquo;<U>Registration Statement</U>&rdquo;) and declare the Registration
Statement effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 26, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable, pursuant to Section
8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with this request, the Company
acknowledges that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 76.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose
the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 76.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does
not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 76.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>The Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by
the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company respectfully requests that the Commission
notify Peter Grandey at Kutak Rock LLP, at telephone number (303) 292-7853, upon acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 171pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Sincerely,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 3.5in; text-indent: -45pt"><B>U.S. ENERGY CORP.</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 207pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt">By:</TD><TD><U>/s/ David Veltri</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 207pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt">Name:</TD><TD>David Veltri</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 207pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 40.5pt">Title:</TD><TD>President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR></TABLE>



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