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):  May 12, 2003 (May 2, 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 on May 2, 2003,  it received the Report of the
Special Master, Raymond L. Friedlob, on the accounting of profits made by Nukem,
Inc.  on 4 CIS  uranium  contracts.  The Report was filed with the Court  "under
seal" and the Company is prohibited by law, from  disclosure of the  particulars
of the accounting report to anyone, except executive officers and legal counsel.
At such time the Court permits release of the report,  the  particulars  will be
reported in further press release and a Form 8-K.

     A hearing is currently  scheduled for May 16, 2003 before the U.S. District
Court  of  Colorado  in  Denver,  Colorado  at 8:30  a.m.  but may be  continued
depending on certain matters.

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:  May 12, 2003                        By:    /s/  Daniel P. Svilar
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                                                 DANIEL P. SVILAR, Secretary