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):  August 26, 2003 (August 21,
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

     U.S.  Energy  reports  that RWE Nukem, Inc. (Nukem) of Danbury, Connecticut
has  filed  a  motion  with  the  U.S.  District  Court  of  Colorado to approve
supersedeas  bonds  in  the  amount  of  $20,275,600 to prevent execution on the
Judgment,  which  was  entered  in  favor of U.S. Energy Corp. and Crested Corp.
against  Nukem.

     Nukem  has  indicated that it will appeal the July 30, 2003 Order and Final
Judgment  entered by the Court on August 1, 2003. Nukem has filed a motion under
seal  to correct the Court's Order of July 30, 2003 and another motion to remand
the  case  to an arbitration panel of the American Arbitration Association. U.S.
Energy  Corp.  and  Crested  Corp  d/b/a  USECC  have until September 8, 2003 to
respond  to  Nukem's  motion.

     U.S. Energy Corp. and Crested Corp. also filed a motion under seal to alter
or  amend  the Court's Judgment. Nukem has until September 5, 2003 to respond to
USECC's  motion.

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: August 26, 2003             By:   /s/  Daniel  P.  Svilar
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                                         DANIEL  P.  SVILAR
                                         Secretary