To better understand the structural characteristic of adsorption pores (pore diameter < 100 nm) of coal reservoirs around the coalbed methane production areas of western Yunnan and eastern Guizhou, we analyzed the structural and fractal characteristics of pore size range of 0.40-2.0 nm and 2-100 nm in middle-high rank coals (R o,max ¼ 0.93-3.20%) by combining low-temperature N 2 /CO 2 adsorption tests and surface/volume fractal theory. The results show that the coal reservoirs can be divided into three categories: type A (R o,max < 2.15%), type B (2.15% < R o,max <2.50%), and type C (R o,max > 2.15%). The structural parameters of pores in the range from 2 to 100 nm are influenced by the degree of coal metamorphism and the compositional parameters (e.g., ash and volatile matter). The dominant diameters of the specific surface areas are 10-50 nm, 2-50 nm, and 2-10 nm, respectively. The pores in the range from <2 nm provide the largest proportion of total specific surface area (97.22%-99.96%) of the coal reservoir, and