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):

                      December 18, 2002 (December 16, 2002)


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

               Wyoming                    0-6814              83-0205516
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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


         Former fiscal year end May 31; new fiscal year end December 31.
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               (Former Name, Former Address or Former Fiscal Year,
                          if Changed From Last Report)









ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS


     A. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. At Registrant's shareholder meeting held on
December 16, 2002, Don C. Anderson, H. Russell Fraser and Nick Bebout were
re-elected to the Board of Directors for terms expiring at the third succeeding
annual meeting and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed
and qualified or until death, resignation or removal.


     B. RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP of
Denver, CO by the Board of Directors was ratified by the shareholders to act as
auditors of our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2003.


ITEM 8.   CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

     On December 16, 2002, Registrant's Board of Directors adopted a Resolution
changing the fiscal year of the Registrant and its subsidiaries to December 31.
Financial statements (audited) for the transition seven months ending December
31, 2002 will be filed on a Transitional Report on Form 10-K, following December
31, 2002.


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:  December 18, 2002                   By:    /s/   Daniel P.  Svilar
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                                                 DANIEL P. SVILAR, Secretary





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