Abstract: The management and utilization of coal-bed methane and drained coal mine gas are discussed together with existing problems. The importance and key techniques from coal-bed methane to liquid fuels are addressed and prospected for future development. A mobile installation will become a main route to liquid fuels via syngas from distributed coal-bed methane conversion and utilization. Techniques of compact syngas production and multi-channel synthesis would be crucial for the realization of a mobile installation with increased production efficiency.