In order to solve the problems of low utilization rate of coalbed methane and difficult gas control in the working face caused by the difficulty of ordinary drilling construction for gas extraction in a high gas mine, a study was conducted on the effective extraction of coalbed methane using directional long drilling in the 2212 working face of a certain coal mine. Through on-site experimental investigation and theoretical analysis, the effective extraction radius of directional long boreholes in the working face was calculated under different pre extraction times, providing a scientific basis for the rational design of directional long boreholes for coalbed methane extraction.