. ▁ ▁O ft ent imes , ▁the ▁individuals ▁seen ▁research ing ▁here ▁are ▁land men . ▁No ▁experience ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁take ▁photos ▁of ▁books , ▁and ▁offering ▁this ▁service ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁foot ▁in ▁the ▁door . ▁Att empt ing ▁to ▁" shadow " ▁a ▁land man ▁in ▁a ▁cour th ouse ▁that ▁you ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁is ▁an ▁easy ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁black b alled ▁in ▁that ▁county , ▁as ▁some ▁individuals ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁cour th ouses ▁specifically ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁po ach ▁areas ▁from ▁other ▁companies . ▁Other ▁times , ▁individuals ▁may ▁contact ▁a ▁company ▁looking ▁for ▁land men ▁that ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁training ▁someone ▁with ▁no ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Comp ens ation ▁or ▁sal ary ▁var ies ▁and ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁many ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁experience , ▁ge ographic ▁location ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁qualified ▁land men ▁available ▁in ▁a ▁given ▁area . ▁Many ▁law y ers ▁are ▁pract icing ▁land men ▁and ▁land men / o il ▁and ▁gas ▁att or ne ys . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁in ▁energy ▁prices ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁most ▁land men ▁who ▁surv ived ▁were ▁ret iring ▁and ▁most ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁that ▁offered ▁pet role um ▁land ▁management ▁degrees ▁no ▁longer ▁did ▁so . ▁The ▁resulting ▁attr ition ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁sp ike ▁in ▁energy ▁prices ▁in ▁the ▁mid