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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-17-009577
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170508
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170508

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13455
		FILM NUMBER:		17824222

	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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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:1.48%;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On May 5, 2017, CSI Compressco LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &#8220;Partnership&#8221;) and a consolidated subsidiary of TETRA Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;TETRA&#8221;) and CSI Compressco Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (&#8220;CSI Compressco Sub&#8221;), as borrowers, entered into the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) amending the Credit Agreement dated August 4, 2014 (as previously amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2014, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April&#160;1, 2015, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 25, 2016 and that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 3, 2016, as so amended, the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;) with Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent, collateral agent, lender, letter of credit issuer and swing line issuer (&#8220;Administrative Agent&#8221;), and the other lenders and loan parties a party thereto. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. were appointed as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for purposes of this Amendment.</p>
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