<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001562180-17-002659.txt : 20170811
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001562180-17-002659
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170222
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170811
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170811

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brightman Stuart M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001325476

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13455
		FILM NUMBER:		171025991

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25025 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 600
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380

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
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    <periodOfReport>2017-02-22</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TTI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001325476</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brightman Stuart M</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>THE WOODLANDS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77380</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>President &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>4.51</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-22</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>233702.00</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2027-02-22</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">This stock option award was granted pursuant to the TETRA Technologies, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2011 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan. One-third of the award will vest on February 22, 2018, and the remaining stock options will vest in monthly installments thereafter until February 22, 2020.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This amended Form 4 is being filed solely to report the rescission of a portion of the number of stock options granted to Mr. Brightman on February 22, 2017. Because Mr. Brightman's award was in excess of the 400,000 maximum number of shares that may be granted per calendar year to a single person under the  terms of the TETRA Technologies, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2011 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, the Issuer has rescinded 133,946 shares of common stock from the stock option award.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Bass C. Wallace, Jr., attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-08-11</signatureDate>
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