Abstract: China is rich in coalbed methane (CBM) reserves, but the production efficiency is very low due to the occurrence state, unique output mechanism, low CBM saturation, low permeability, low reservoir pressure and high CBM content. In order to get high recovery of CBM, this paper uses the successful experiences of North American shale gas pools development by volume fracturing process for reference, proposes the control conditions for volume fracturing in natural fracture, rock composition and fractural network structural mechanism, presents the similarity between CBM and shale gas in exploration approach and geological feature, and analyzes the validity and locality of the volume fracturing technology application to CBM development. The study results show that the volume fracturing process can be used to greatly improve the flow environment of coal reservoir and increase production; the incremental or stimulation response is closely related with the degree of development of natural fracture, fissure and bedding in a coal reservoir, rock brittleness index and horizontal principal stress difference, etc. Within the scope of such a fracturing process permissibility, the greater the volume modified, the more significant the stimulation response. In case study, this paper uses MEYER software to simulate a well in CBM well group in Linfen of Shanxi province, and the result indicates that the application of volume fracturing process to the coal reservoir for CBM development is feasible, which is of great significance and practical value for domestic CBM development and studies in the future