In order to enhance the effect of stress-relieve gas when mining the adjacent coal seams of the protected layer in the short-distance coal seams,and reduce the working face gas emission,an extraction method which combines high-located drainage roadway with arranging the upward drilling in roadway has been proposed,discussing the principle of the method,technical parameters and related technology.Engineering practice was taken in the Jinjia Mine of Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co.Ltd.Practices show that the proposed method facilitates the gas extraction of the upper pressure relief coal seams,improving the extraction effect.At the early stage of mining in the next layer of protection face,the gas extraction using upward drilling is small and low concentration,medium extraction is good,and post-extraction effect becomes worse.Layout parameters on the drilling and extraction process needs further study.