Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ABELL JOSEPH M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC [TTI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
25025 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH, SUITE 600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/13/2005
(Street)

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/13/2005   M   10,017 A $ 11.1111 40,543 (1) D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   M   11,251 A $ 8.68 51,794 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,200 D $ 29.62 50,594 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   600 D $ 29.63 49,994 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,200 D $ 29.65 48,794 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   200 D $ 29.66 48,594 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   2,000 D $ 29.67 46,594 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,600 D $ 29.68 44,994 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   700 D $ 29.69 44,294 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   400 D $ 29.7 43,894 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,100 D $ 29.71 42,794 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   900 D $ 29.75 41,894 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,600 D $ 29.76 40,294 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   600 D $ 29.78 39,694 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   600 D $ 29.79 39,094 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,300 D $ 29.8 37,794 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   700 D $ 29.81 37,094 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   2,000 D $ 29.82 35,094 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,300 D $ 29.83 33,794 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   300 D $ 29.85 33,494 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,100 D $ 29.86 32,394 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   1,600 D $ 29.87 30,794 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   S   268 D $ 29.9 30,526 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   F   4,609 D $ 29.855 25,917 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   M   2,219 A $ 9.3377 28,136 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   M   5,484 A $ 11.1111 33,620 D  
Common Stock 09/13/2005   M   6,449 A $ 8.68 40,069 D  
Common Stock               5,538 I by 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.1111 09/13/2005   M     10,017 03/09/2004 03/09/2007 Common Stock 10,017 $ 0 57,484 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.1111 09/13/2005   M     5,484 08/15/2005 08/15/2008 Common Stock 5,484 $ 0 52,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.68 09/13/2005   M     6,449 02/21/2004 02/21/2013 Common Stock 6,449 $ 0 16,053 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.68 09/13/2005   M     11,251 09/24/2004 09/24/2007 Common Stock 11,251 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.3377 09/13/2005   M     2,219 04/19/2002 04/19/2011 Common Stock 2,219 $ 0 27,332 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ABELL JOSEPH M
25025 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
SUITE 600
THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380		       Senior Vice President & CFO  

Signatures

 Eileen M. Price, AIF for Joseph M. Abell   09/14/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On August 19, 2005, the Common Stock of TETRA Technologies, Inc. split 3-for-2, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 10,175 additional shares of Common Stock.

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