SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                    Pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):  June 24, 2003 (June 20, 2003)


                                U.S. ENERGY CORP.
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              Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    Wyoming                           0-6814                        205516
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (I.R.S.  Employer
     of incorporation)               File No.)               Identification No.)


     Glen  L.  Larsen  Building
     877  North  8th  West
     Riverton,  WY                                                 82501
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     (Address  of  Principal  Executive  Offices)                (Zip  Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (307) 856-9271


                                 Not Applicable
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              (Former Name, Former Address or Former Fiscal Year,
                          if Changed From Last Report)



ITEM  5.  OTHER  EVENTS

     The  Company  announced  that  its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Canyon
Homesteads,  Inc. (CHI) entered into a Letter of Intent with The Cactus Group, a
private  company  from Denver,  Colorado,  to  purchase  various  commercial and
real estate  holdings at  the  Ticaboo  townsite  for  $3.4  million  and  other
considerations.  Ticaboo  is located in southern Utah near Lake Powell. The sale
is  subject  to  due  diligence  review  by the purchaser and preparation of the
necessary  closing  documents.  It is currently projected that the contract will
close  on  or  before  August  1,  2003.

FORWARD  LOOKING  STATEMENTS

     This  Report  on  Form 8-K includes "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning  of  Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange  Act").  All  statements  other  than  statements  of  historical fact
included  in  this Report, are forward-looking statements. In addition, whenever
words  like  "expect,"  "anticipate"  or  "believe"  are  used,  we  are  making
forward-looking  statements.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  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.


                                       U.S.  ENERGY  CORP.



Dated:  June  23,  2003           By:  /s/  Daniel  P.  Svilar
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                                       DANIEL  P.  SVILAR,  Secretary