UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
(X) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
       ANDERSON, DON C.
       P O BOX 1556
       MESQUITE, NV  89024
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
       U.S. ENERGY CORP.
       USEG
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
     May 31, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security         |2.    |3.  |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                             |Transaction|  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                             |Date  |Code|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                             |      |    |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                             |      |    |    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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   $.01 Par Value Common Stoc|01/18/|J-4 |1,143             |A  |NIL        |37,110 (b)         |D     |                           |
k                            |02    |(a) |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Con   |3.   |4.  |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security              |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                        |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                        |cise Pr |     |    | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                        |ice  of |     |    | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                        |Deriva  |     |    |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                        |tive    |     |    |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                        |Secu    |     |    |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                        |rity    |     |    |  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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  Stock Option (Right to|$2.00/sh|N/A  |    |           |   |12/04|09/25|Common Stock|D      |       |            |   |            |
 Buy) (c)               |        |     |    |           |   |/98  |/08  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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  Stock Option (Right to|$2.40/sh|N/A  |    |           |   |01/10|01/09|Common Stock|D      |       |            |   |            |
 Buy) (c)               |        |     |    |           |   |/01  |/11  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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  Stock Option (Right to|$3.90/sh|12/07|A-4 |20,000     |A  |12/07|12/06|Common Stock|D      |       |            |   |            |
 Buy) (d)               |        |/01  |    |           |   |/01  |/11  |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
Attachment to Form 5 for period ended May 31,
2002.
(a)  Shares issued as compensation for services as a director for calendar
2001.
(b)  Consists of 32,955 shares held directly, 3,055 shares held in an
Individual Retirement Account established for
the benefit of the Reporting Person, and 1,100 shares held in street name for
the benefit of the Reporting Person.
(c)  Stock options granted under Issuer's 1998 Incentive Stock Option Plan, and
exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(d)  Stock options granted under Issuer's 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan, and
exempt under Rule 16b-3.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
  /s/  Don C. Anderson
DATE
  July 12, 2002