EXHIBIT 23.5
| | CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | |
| | PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS | |
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| 9601 AMBERGLEN BLVD., SUITE 117 | 306 WEST SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 302 | 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 625 |
| AUSTIN, TEXAS 78729-1106 | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102-4987 | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5008 |
| 512-249-7000 | 817-336-2461 | 713-651-9944 |
| FAX 512-233-2618 | FAX 817-877-3728 | FAX 713-651-9980 |
| | www.cgaus.com | |
CONSENT OF CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference, into a Form S-8 Registration Statement to be filed by U.S. Energy Corp. (the “Company”), of information contained in our report relating to certain estimated quantities of the Company’s proved reserves of oil and gas, future net income and discounted future net income, effective December 31, 2009, from the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We further consent to the incorporation by reference, into such Form S-8 Registration Statement, of the references to our firm under the headings “Reserves,” “Oil and Gas Production,” “Oil and Gas Production,” and “Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (Unaudited),” as set forth in such Form 10-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ W. Todd Brooker
W. Todd Brooker, P.E.
Vice President
Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-693
Austin, Texas
May 7, 2010
