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):  NOVEMBER 12, 2003 (OCTOBER
14, 2003)


                                U.S. ENERGY CORP.
                                -----------------
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

          WYOMING                   0-6814                         83-205516
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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.

     On  October  14, 2003, U.S. Energy Corp. and its subsidiary, Crested Corp.,
(as  Plaintiffs)  filed  a  Cross-Appeal  of  the  Judgment  entered by the U.S.
District  Court of Colorado on August 1, 2003, awarding them $20,044,183 against
Nukem,  Inc.  and  its  subsidiary Cycle Resource Investment Corporation (herein
"Nukem").

     On  October  3,  2003,  Nukem filed a Notice of Appeal to the Tenth Circuit
Court  of  Appeals (10th Circuit), appealing the August 1, 2003 Judgment against
it  as  well as appealing both the Court's Orders of July 30, 2003 and September
10,  2003  which denied Nukem's motion to correct certain findings or statements
in  the  Court's  Order  of  July  30,  2003.

     Consequently,  on  October  14,  2003,  U.S. Energy Corp. and Crested Corp.
filed  their  Notice  of Cross-Appeal likewise appealing the Court's Judgment of
August  1,  2003;  the  Court's  earlier Order of July 30, 2003, and the Court's
September  11,  2003  Order  denying Plaintiffs' post-Judgment motion. The Court
found  in  this  last  Order  that the Special Master did not err in finding the
purchase rights for uranium from the CIS republics were extinguished on December
31,  2001.  The  District  Court  further refused to award U.S. Energy Corp. and
Crested  Corp.  prejudgment interest of $7,901,672 on the $13,577,820 portion of
the  $20,044,183  Judgment  awarded  them  against  Nukem.

ITEM  7.  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS.

     (a)  Financial  statements  of  business  acquired.  Not  applicable.

     (b)  Pro  forma  financial  information.  Not  applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits.  Not  applicable

                                   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:  November  12,  2003            By:    /s/  Daniel  P.  Svilar
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Secretary