Exhibit 99.1

Press Release                                   Source: TETRA Technologies, Inc.

TETRA Technologies, Inc. to Acquire Compressco, Inc.
Wednesday June 23, 12:15 pm ET

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2004--TETRA Technologies, Inc.
("TETRA") (NYSE:TTI - News) and Compressco, Inc. (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
("Compressco") (pink sheets:CPCX - News) jointly announced that they have
entered into a definitive agreement in which TETRA will acquire Compressco. The
acquisition is structured as a merger of a TETRA wholly-owned subsidiary into
Compressco, with Compressco surviving as a subsidiary of TETRA. The cost of the
acquisition will approximate $93.5 million in cash, plus the assumption of about
$15.5 million of associated debt.

The transaction was approved by the boards of directors of both companies. The
merger is subject to customary regulatory and closing conditions, including the
favorable vote of the Compressco shareholders at a special shareholders meeting
and the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act. The earliest the merger could be closed will be mid July.

Compressco is a unique leading provider of natural gas and oil well production
enhancement strategies and equipment. These enhancement strategies principally
involve reducing bottom hole pressures, removing well bore liquids and
overcoming high delivery pressures in older mature producing fields.
Compressco's equipment and service provides well operators with the opportunity
to increase daily production and also increase proven reserves. As part of its
service, Compressco designs and fabricates low-pressure natural gas compressors.

Geoffrey M. Hertel, Chief Executive Officer of TETRA, stated, "The acquisition
of Compressco fits extremely well with our acquisition profile and our publicly
stated growth policy. Compressco is a niche oilfield service provider, has high
value added, has a leading market position, has an excellent and proven
management team which will remain with Compressco, sells to a demonstrated
growth market, has competitive advantages, has respectable margins, was
previously capital constrained, has an excellent safety record and is primarily
natural gas oriented. Compressco's current primary markets are onshore in the
U.S. and Canada. Compressco's recurring revenue stream from leasing should help
balance TETRA's fluctuating revenues from event driven (i.e. well completion or
well plugging) businesses. Compressco's business is synergistic with TETRA.

"The 'production enhancement' business is an excellent addition to TETRA, which
currently has an early well-life fluids business and a late well-life
abandonment and decommissioning business. We believe that this acquisition will
extend our product and service offerings through the entire well-life. Our
testing business is predominately a production enhancement service. Therefore,
it is likely that we will combine our existing Testing & Services Division with
Compressco to create a Production Enhancement Division. Over time, we hope to
build on this base, adding other services or products.

"Compressco's customers should benefit from this combination, through a wider
range of production enhancement options, greater geographic coverage, an
enhanced well-developed infrastructure, greater marketing coverage and a company
with a strong balance sheet and significant financial flexibility.

"We at TETRA are extremely excited about the prospective acquisition of this
growth business, which has a quality and dedicated employee base as well as a
superior product offering. We believe the synergies with TETRA will enhance
Compressco's business opportunities. The acquisition should be immediately
accretive to TETRA upon closing. Further details regarding this acquisition will
be made available following the closing of the transaction, which is anticipated
in mid July," concluded Hertel.

TETRA is an oil and gas services company, including an integrated calcium
chloride and brominated products manufacturing operation that supplies
feedstocks to energy markets, as well as other markets.

This press release includes certain statements that are deemed to be
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions
and analyses made by the companies in light of their experience and their
perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future
developments and other factors they believe are appropriate in the
circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the companies. Investors
are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performances
and that actual results or developments may differ



materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Some of the
factors that could affect actual results are described in the section titled
"Certain Business Risks" contained in TETRA's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2003, and in the section captioned "Risk Factors"
contained in Compressco's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended
December 31, 2003.

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Contact:
     TETRA Technologies, Inc., The Woodlands
     Geoffrey M. Hertel, 281-367-1983
     Fax: 281-364-4398
     www.tetratec.com