<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000844965-15-000081.txt : 20150826
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000844965-15-000081
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150819
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150826
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150826

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000844965
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				742148293
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2813671983

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WINKLER JOSEPH C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001248334

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13455
		FILM NUMBER:		151076184
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        <issuerName>TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TTI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>Eileen M. Price, Attorney-in-fact for Joseph C. Winkler III</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-08-26</signatureDate>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><strong><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Power
    of Attorney</font></strong></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Know  all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  each of Bass C. Wallace, Jr. and Eileen M. Price, signing singly, and with full  power of substitution, as the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact  to:</font></p>
    <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1. execute for and on behalf of the  undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer and/or director of  TETRA Technologies, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) Form ID and Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including  amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange  Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;</font></p>
    <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2. do and perform any and all acts for and  on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete  and execute any such Form ID, 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or  amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities  and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange, self-regulatory association or  any other authority, and provide a copy as required by law or as advisable to  such persons as the attorney-in-fact deems appropriate; and</font></p>
    <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3. take any other action of any type  whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of each such  attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally  required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed  by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of  Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as  such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</font></p>
    <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The undersigned hereby  grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform  any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be  done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully  to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally  present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and  confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s  substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of  this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The  undersigned acknowledges that the forgoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in  such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the  Company assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with  Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The undersigned further  agrees that each such attorney-in-fact may rely entirely on information  furnished orally or in writing by or at the direction of the undersigned to the  attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless  the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages  or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based  upon any untrue statements or omissions of necessary facts in the information  provided by or at the direction of the undersigned, or upon the lack of  timeliness in the delivery of information by or at the direction of the  undersigned, to such attorney-in-fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging,  delivering or filing Form&nbsp;3, 4 or 5 (including amendments thereto). </font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This Power of Attorney  shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including amendments thereto) with respect  to the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the  Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered  to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney revokes all other  powers of attorney that the undersigned has previously granted concerning the  matters described herein.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be  executed as of this<u> 24th </u>day of <u>August, 2015</u>.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>/s/Joseph C. Winkler III</u></font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Joseph C. Winkler III</font></p>
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