Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Corriente Advisors, LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
US ENERGY CORP [USEG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FORT WORTH, TX 76102
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK 2,258,294
I
See Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Corriente Advisors, LLC
201 MAIN STREET
SUITE 1800
FORT WORTH, TX 76102
    X    
Hart Mark L III
201 MAIN STREET
SUITE 1800
FORTH WORTH, TX 76102
    X    

Signatures

By: /s/ James E. Haddaway, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer 11/21/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: /s/ Mark L. Hart III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 11/21/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of Corriente Advisors, LLC and Mark L. Hart III. Corriente Advisors acts as an investment adviser to, and manages investment and trading accounts of, other persons, including Corriente Master Fund, L.P. Corriente Advisors may be deemed, through investment advisory contracts or otherwise, to beneficially own securities owned by other persons, including Corriente Master Fund, L.P. Mr. Hart is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Corriente Advisors, LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by Corriente Advisors.
(2) These shares of the issuer's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Shares") are held for the account Corriente Master Fund, L.P. Reporting persons hold approximately 10.09% (2,258,294 Shares of the issuer). Reporting persons exceeded the 10% threshold due to a change in the number of the issuer's total shares outstanding as a result of the issuer's repurchases. As per the information provided by the issuer on its most recently filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there were 22,389,050 shares outstanding.
(3) Each reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such person in such securities.
(4) Each reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a group with respect to the issuer or securities of the issuer for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act. Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act) with any other person as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of securities of the issuer or otherwise with respect to the issuer or any securities of the issuer or (ii) a member of any syndicate or group with respect to the issuer or any securities of the issuer.
 
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