Abstract: To enhance the suspension performance of proppants in fracturing fluids, improve their distribution within fractures, simplify the fracturing process, and boost fracturing efficiency and coalbed methane production, a novel self-suspending proppant has been developed and subjected to performance evaluation and field application. The new type of self-suspension proppant was mainly composed of quartz sand and acrylamide-based polymers, which could be rapidly expanded in contact with water, with the volume increasing and density decreasing. In addition, the stretching and winding of acrylamide-based polymers increases the viscosity of the water, thereby further enhancing the suspension ability of the proppant. Experiments showed that the proppant had good suspension performance, salt resistance and gel breaking performance, and the coal core damage rate was only 17.67%. The new self-suspended proppant was applied to two pits in Fanzhuang block of Jincheng slope zone in the southern Qinshui Basin, and the daily gas production was significantly increased. The study demonstrates that the novel self-suspending proppant exhibits excellent performance in all aspects and is highly effective in enhancing coalbed methane production. It also offers significant economic benefits and promising application prospects.