<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001493152-19-019529.txt : 20191220
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191220163040
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-19-019529
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191210
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191220

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Slack Stephen
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001225203

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06814
		FILM NUMBER:		191301980

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		675 BERING DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SLACK STEPHEN
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030331

ISSUER:		

	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

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		675 BERING, SUITE 100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303 993 3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		675 BERING, SUITE 100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN STATES MINING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851229
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    <periodOfReport>2019-12-10</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0000101594</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>US ENERGY CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>USEG</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001225203</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Slack Stephen</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>675 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 100</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON,</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77057</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1 Limited Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ryan Smith, as attorney-in-fact for D. Stephen Slack</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-12-20</signatureDate>
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OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Know
all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and the Controller of U.S. Energy Corp., a Wyoming corporation (the &ldquo;<B><I>Company</I></B>&rdquo;), signing singly,
the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company,
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<B><I>Act</I></B>&rdquo;),
and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned&rsquo;s
ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;</FONT></P>

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do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form or report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</FONT></P>

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take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20<SUP>th</SUP> day of December,
2019.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/ D. Stephen Slack</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">D. Stephen Slack</FONT></TD></TR>
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